How easy is this to do on this car, and how long does it take roughly?
Would a self bleeding kit be useful?
Thanks.
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Having done this a couple of times on my mk IV golf I doubt if the Toledo is much different. The procedure is fairly straight forward and takes me around an hour if you have a bleed tool(Gunsons do one for about £15).
Get yourself a Haynes manual and take your time, it's a straight forward job as long as you don't let the master cylinder run dry.
BTW - If you aren't confident doing this get an independent garage to do it for you, it's not worth working with critical safety parts of a car unless you are 100% sure of doing the job correctly.
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It's fairly easy with a one-man kit. You'll need a spanner to undo the bleed nipples and a transparent container (milk bottle) to collect the old fluid.
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Thank you guys - MoT done today reported that the rear brake pads need doing, too.
Think I'll try and do them both at the same time then!
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I don't know if the Seat rear calipers are the same as a mk3 GTI golf, but if they are you will need to push and screw the caliper piston back into the caliper in order to fit the new pads. This was not as easy (the first time) as I thought it was going to be.
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On the mk2 it was a real fiddle to wind back the pistons the first time I did it. As it is an oldish car it maybe wise to open a bleed nipple to ensure the seals on the mc are not forced back ( I think this is wise, but I cannot remember/explain exactly why at the moment!) IIRC I made up an adaptor from a 8mm Hex bolt with a nut welded on to allow the use of a socket with ratchet to wind back the piston. However the memory is not what it used to be!
IID RTFM.
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pmh (was peter)
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I agree about the rear pads. I did them on the Zafira last week but it took me hours. Plenty of brute force prevailed in the end but it's very hard to push and wind the pistons in at the same time. I had the imprint of long-nosed pliers on my palms for days afterwards. Even opening the bleed nipple didn't seem to help. Mind you, I've since bought the Haynes manual (!) and that recommends disconnecting the handbrake cable first so maybe that's where I went wrong.
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Thank you for the warnings and advice guys!
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