Changing front brake discs and pads on Renault Twingo 2

Mise en sécurité du véhicule : démontage et remontage de la roue

Please ensure that the handbrake is properly engaged before starting any operation.

Turn the steering wheel to tilt the disc and caliper assembly outwards and thus facilitate the rest of the operations

Insert a flathead screwdriver into the disc and lever in the direction shown to push the piston back

Lock the nuts using a clé plate de 17

Using the cliquet and equipped with the douille de 13 loosen and remove the screws

Carefully remove and install the caliper, taking care not to put stress on the brake hose.

Remove the brake pads by sliding them in the direction shown.

Since the front pads are all identical on this vehicle, you do not need to remember the mounting direction.

With the help of a cliquet and equipped with the douille de 18 loosen and remove the 2 screws from the caliper bracket

Remove the caliper bracket

Using the cliquet and of the douille de torx 40 Loosen and remove the 2 disc retaining screws

You can engage a gear to lock the disc and make this operation easier.

Tap with a hammer from the inside out if the disc is difficult to come out.

Compare the diameter, thickness of the discs and the number of holes

Compare old and new pads

Clean the internal and external contact surface of the discs with nettoyant frein to remove the film of grease that is there (unless they are painted discs)

Place the new disc, still using a cliquet and of the douille de torx 40 Tighten the 2 disc retaining screws (use new screws if supplied)

Reinstall the caliper bracket (see step 4) and using a cliquet and of the douille de 18 Tighten the 2 caliper support screws

Insert the new pads by sliding them in the direction indicated.

Push the piston back as far as it will go to allow the caliper to be reinstalled.

Open the brake fluid reservoir cap and turn on the ignition to facilitate the piston push back.

Reinstall the caliper using step 2 (use new screws if supplied)

Pump the brake pedal until it becomes stiff.

Drive smoothly and avoid emergency braking while the pads and discs are running in (around 200 km)