The safety of a car is important. Whether or not the Renault Espace 4 are economic holes, certain routine service works are fundamental. Today we will explain to you when to replace the brake discs of your Renault Espace 4? To achieve this, first of all, we will see what the brake discs of your car are used for, then, when to replace the brake discs of your Renault Espace 4, and, finally, how to change them with new ones.
Benefit of the brake discs of a Renault Espace 4
We start our article by detailing what the brake discs of a Renault Espace 4 are used for, it will allow you to understand why it is essential to be sure that they are always in good working order.
Brake discs are the main component of your braking system. Indeed, braking on an Renault Espace 4 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 mounted on your wheel. When the brake pads will pinch the discs which will cause your Renault Espace 4 to brake.
When to replace the brake discs of a Renault Espace 4?
We will now move on to the part that certainly attracts you to this article, namely, when replacing the brake discs of a Renault Espace 4? How we described it to you just before, the brake discs and pads work in osmosis, nevertheless these two components are wearing parts and they will, after some time and especially the friction when braking wears out and loses braking power. We will now detail the different solutions 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 Renault Espace 4 , nevertheless it is essential to know that according to your driving style and the type of journey this can vary significantly. Indeed, 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 reduce.
- A basic and good method to find out the state of the brake discs on your car is during the technical inspection. Indeed 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 basic visual method to know when to replace the brake discs on your Renault Espace 4 is to remove the wheels after the vehicle has been set on stands. Once taken off, 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. In any other case the second indicator to verify 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 Renault Espace 4?
Finally, to conclude this article we will quickly explain how to replace the brake discs of your Renault Espace 4. You must know that if you replace the brake discs of your car, you will absolutely have to change the brake pads of your Renault Espace 4, don’t think twice to seek advice from our article 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 Renault Espace 4 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, remove the two nuts that lock the upper component of your brake caliper, remove it.
- Remove your brake pads, then unlock your brake discs thanks to the two torx screws on the side of the disc, you might 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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