Rear Brake Discs and Bearings

[jimbo1982]

Hi,

I have a Megane 1.6 Dynamique 2004 and was told at the garage today that I needed new rear discs (and pads) this is not a problem but I was told that the bearings HAD to be changed as well because of how Renault designed the car/brakes. Is this the case? It was a well known garage and I have not had trouble there before but when I asked a friend of mine who does a lot of his own car maintainence he said he had never heard of a car where the discs and bearings had to be changed together. Also when I look online you can buy the discs and bearings seperatly and there is no mention of having to buy them together.

All help is much appreciated.

James

[misty2k]

At my most recent service I had discs and pads replaced front and rear on my '05 1.9dCi Coupe Cabriolet and there was no mention of bearings needing to be or being done.


Dee

[STEVIE]

Hi mate dont worry the rear disc have the bearings built into them so it just one part

steve

[AlexB]

EBC makes cheap discs (D1298 -- £45 a pair) without bearings -- so, you just use the the bearings and the ABS rings from the old discs. OEM dicss are 3 times more expensive as they always come with bearings and rings.