The safety of a car is very important. Even if the Kia Xceed are financial holes, certain maintenance works are indispensable. Today we will explain to you when to replace the brake discs of your Kia Xceed? To do this, first of all, we will discover what the brake discs of your car are used for, then, when to replace the brake discs of your Kia Xceed, and, finally, how to change them with new ones.

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Benefit of the brake discs of a Kia Xceed

We start our article by explaining what the brake discs of a Kia Xceed are used for, it will allow you to figure out why it is necessary to be certain that they are always in good functioning order.
Brake discs are the main component of your braking system. In actual fact, braking on an Kia Xceed is hydraulic, it is a system of hoses and pressurized oil that will come into action when you press your brake pedal. This pressure will actuate a piston that will push the brake pads on your brake disc which is placed on your wheel. When the brake pads will pinch the discs which will bring about your Kia Xceed to brake.

When to replace the brake discs of a Kia Xceed?

We will now proceed to the section that certainly attracts you to this content, namely, when replacing the brake discs of a Kia Xceed? How we mentioned it to you just before, the brake discs and pads work in osmosis, however these two elements are wearing parts and they will, over time and especially the friction when braking wears out and loses braking power. We will now highlight the different techniques to know when to change them:

  • We consider that generally speaking the brake discs should be changed every 80, 000 – 100, 000 km on a Kia Xceed , however it is necessary to know that dependent on your driving style and the type of journey this can change considerably. In fact, if you specifically drive on the motorway and your brakes are just slightly used, this amount can increase, alternatively, if you just drive in built-up areas, it can decrease.
  • A basic and good technique to identify the state of the brake discs on your car is during the technical inspection. In fact this thorough control checks the state of your brakes and the controller will tell you if they are in good state or need to be changed.
  • A simple visual technique to know when to replace the brake discs on your Kia Xceed is to remove the wheels after the vehicle has been set on stands. Once taken out, you will be able to access your discs and check their state. If they have any big scratches or deformations you will have to replace them. Otherwise the second indicator to check is to measure the depth of the disk in relation to its edge, if this value exceeds 1 mm you will have to change them by new ones.

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How to replace the brake discs on your Kia Xceed?

Finally, to conclude this content we will fairly quickly show you how to replace the brake discs of your Kia Xceed. You must know that if you replace the brake discs of your motor vehicle, you will absolutely have to change the brake pads of your Kia Xceed, don’t hesitate to seek advice from our content which points out you how to make this replace.
As far as changing discs is concerned, here are the main steps to follow:

  • Put your Kia Xceed on stands, take off the wheels you want to act on.
  • Using a large flat screwdriver, pry on your brake pads to compress the caliper piston as much as possible and have enough play to make all your changes.
  • Using large Torx bits, take out the two nuts that lock the upper component of your brake caliper, take out it.
  • Remove your brake pads, then unlock your brake discs thanks to the two torx screws on the side of the disc, you may need a mallet to remove the discs.
  • Replace the discs and tighten them with the new torx screws provided, replace your pads, reassemble the upper component of the caliper and tighten everything tightly.
  • Mounting your wheels, and make sure to do a 500-kilometer brake break-in before braking hard.

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