Nissan Almera - When to replace brake discs

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Thu 16 Sep 2010 18:03
Nissan Almera - When to replace brake discs - bigdavethehorn

Hello,

I'm interested in buying a particular Nissan Almera, and when checking the rear discs I noticed that there is a little lip on the face of the disc, at the outermost point of the disc.

In addition, the nearside calliper is fairly corroded. Should I ask the dealer to replace the discs, pads and calliper prior to agreeing to buy the car?

Thanks in advance.

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Thu 16 Sep 2010 18:40
Nissan Almera - When to replace brake discs - bathtub tom

The minimum front disc thickness is 20mm (as advised by Mr Haynes).

Unless you can accurately measure this before sale, I don't think there's much you can do.

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Thu 16 Sep 2010 23:21
Nissan Almera - When to replace brake discs - bigdavethehorn

Ok thanks, should I worry about the corroded calliper and the lip on the disc?

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Fri 17 Sep 2010 00:26
Nissan Almera - When to replace brake discs - bathtub tom

Whoops! I just re-read your post and realised you said rear.

Mr Haynes says the the original thickness on the rear is 10mm, but doesn't specify a minimum!

There's not much you can do about corrosion on a calliper, it doesn't indicate there's anything wrong with the internals. You could sand blast it and paint it red. ;>)

Edited by bathtub tom on 17/09/2010 at 00:29

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Fri 17 Sep 2010 21:31
Nissan Almera - When to replace brake discs - Gregory II

You're looking for warpage as well. With the lip, personally I would just sand it down! With the caliper, clean them with brake cleaner, apply grease to the piston as per what is detailed in the correct workshop manual.

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