The safety of a motor vehicle is essential. Even if the Renault Trafic are financial holes, certain maintenance works are crucial. In this article we will explain to you when to replace the brake discs of your Renault Trafic? To do this, to begin with, we will see what the brake discs of your motor vehicle are used for, then, when to replace the brake discs of your Renault Trafic, and, finally, how to change them with new ones.

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Interest of the brake discs of a Renault Trafic

We start our content by explaining what the brake discs of a Renault Trafic are used for, it will allow you to understand why it is necessary to be sure that they are constantly in good functioning conditions.
Brake discs are the most important part of your braking system. Indeed, braking on an Renault Trafic 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 trigger your Renault Trafic to brake.

When to replace the brake discs of a Renault Trafic?

We will now move on to the part that certainly attracts you to this content, namely, when replacing the brake discs of a Renault Trafic? How we explained it to you just before, the brake discs and pads work in osmosis, however these two components are wearing auto parts and they will, over time and specifically the friction when braking wears out and loses braking power. We will now highlight the different ways 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 Trafic , however it is necessary to know that depending on your driving style and the type of journey this can change significantly. Indeed, if you mainly drive on the motorway and your brakes are only slightly used, this value can increase, in contrast, if you only drive in built-up areas, it can reduce.
  • A basic and powerful technique to identify the condition of the brake discs on your motor vehicle 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 condition or need to be changed.
  • A very easy visual technique to know when to replace the brake discs on your Renault Trafic 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 verify their condition. 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 Renault Trafic?

Finally, to end this content we will quickly explain how to replace the brake discs of your Renault Trafic. 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 Trafic, don’t hesitate to consult our content which exposes you how to make this replace.
As far as changing discs is concerned, here are the most important steps to stick to:

  • Put your Renault Trafic on stands, take off the wheels you want to work 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 produce all your changes.
  • Using large Torx bits, remove the two nuts that lock the upper part of your brake caliper, remove it.
  • Take out 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 part of the caliper and tighten everything tightly.
  • Mounting your wheels, and remember to do a 500-kilometer brake break-in before braking hard.

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