This video shows how to change the front brake pads and disk on a ford focus 1.8 2000 model. The caliper slider bolt retaining pin threads were also very bad…
Ford focus brake pads and disc change and a helicoil thread repair to slider bolt retaining hole
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I am not quite sure what you are asking. The sliding bolt goes through the rubber sliders on the caliper and bolt onto the hub. Hope this helps
Should the sliding bolts push right through the calliper?
Thanks for the video, it helped me out alot today whilst doing this. Just to add I used the baercoil kit which contains the tap,helicoil with insert tool and drill bit. I got mine from experthardware.
The info is at the bottom of my comments:
For information the bolt threads are M9 X 1.25 pitch. The helicoil insert size M9 1.5D stainless steel was inserted.A 9.3 mm drill is required to create the hole and a tap of the same size to create the threads for the helicoil to screw into. You will see it is not a difficult task when you watch the video. Happy car repairs.
Hope this helps
What size is the helicoil kit you used?
Damn, i wanted to change my pads by myself…. But Now i realize that i need a torx bit…. Thanks.
Hey bunnybr – Great Video – exactly what I needed!
Thanks for Sharing!
Brilliant video, china, thanks!
I first used helicoils45 years ago ( on stainless steel anti-depth-charge snubbers on submarines! so I didn’t need the info, on that. I had Googled ” brake caliper helicoil focus” just to get the threat size and up popped your great little video– but you never mentioned the size! I was fuming until I clicked “more” and saw it in the text. Here’s hoping for a cheap one on ebay! Great clear pics and explanation.
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Thanks for the help brilliant video
Yeah i think mine is t45 and has a caliper mount which has 2 15mm bolts
Just looked at another focus mk1 2001 and it had a torx head T45 so not all allen keys.
I cannot say with total certainty that it is a 7mm allen key but I have done a few of these cars and have found them to all 7mm.
Good job is it 7 mm allen key on mk1 2002 focus zetec ???
Quality job done! Many thanks for repairing my car and knocking hundreds off a garage repair bill