Great videos! I bought my first mk6 a few years back and was delighted until it came to changing the front discs....I discovered that all the torx bolt heads had been rounded off on both sides!! absolute nightmare and i'm guessing that's why I got it cheap! was more cost-effective to buy another van and I got an 05 Tourneo exact same colour and wheels as yours. The wheel arches were good but the sills same as yours and needed a shed load of welding underneath..inside and visible bodywork looks immaculate and only done 59k as used as a school bus, But up here in Orkney the salt air loves the mk6! I got it all done and now need to change the alternator...another nightmare by the looks of it! That said she drives beautiful and I guess like you it's well worth dealing with the welding for such a reliable daily van. Thanks for sharing your experience, great work and you have a new subscriber :-)
@13:30 one little trick I like to use when squaring up holes is to pop a drift (screwdriver, allen key, whatever) in the hole. then you can sort of steer it into place.
Very nice video. And can you add your criteria/reasons for changing both the discs as well as pads? I can see why the pads have to be changed: easy to measure/see wear. But the criteria for disc wear is not very clear to me. Is hard to see a minimum thickness, well unless it’s REALLY gone thin, or is grooved.
This video is useful up to the point where you smash the disc off using a hammer! That may well be fine if you're replacing both disc and bearing assembly's with new parts, but you've basically imparted all that lateral trauma on the wheel bearing by smashing it off. That's why these are normally pressed out from the back using the bolt method or the proprietary tool.
Did you have to undo all the torque bolts to get the rotar off as I only saw you do 1. Also do you have to take the drive shaft off to knock the hub bolt through??
@@ABIMOTO I'm stuck on how to get the front drive shafts out. Should just have to undo the torque bolts but I havnt got a t50! Lol nightmare. To the garage I go lol
@@ABIMOTO I wondered if there was a specific reason not to rattle gun torx. My feeling is it would be risky, but until I've actually got my hands on something I really can't ssy - I usually work on bikes, ain't nothing that big and torx on bikes...that I know of.
Great video but please don't have you legs lying under a vehicle like that. Always kneel when working on a vehicle. Maybe uncomfortable but you'll not be trapped if the vehicle accidentally falls.
😂 sometimes I forget and just reach for the jack. I do the same with my power tools. I'll be sat there undoing a bolt with a rachet thinking I bought power tools to do this for me.
Watching your excellent work made it look quite easy and has given me the confidence to do this on my own van! thanks
The disc/hub looked like it came off pretty easy! They are usually REALLY tight and a hammer along won’t budge them!
Based on what i read i was expecting more resistance but i didn't complain 😁
Superbe travail , méticuleux , j'aime de plus en plus le ford transit mk6 , gros pouce bleu , un abonné en plus
Great job fella, Done mine A couple of months ago, They ain't easy.
Cheers Baz.
Glad it was of use. Cheers Ab
Great job , it would be nice to see the rear drums and pads changed as I've been told it's a sod of a job to do , got to do mine soon though....👍
Great videos! I bought my first mk6 a few years back and was delighted until it came to changing the front discs....I discovered that all the torx bolt heads had been rounded off on both sides!! absolute nightmare and i'm guessing that's why I got it cheap! was more cost-effective to buy another van and I got an 05 Tourneo exact same colour and wheels as yours.
The wheel arches were good but the sills same as yours and needed a shed load of welding underneath..inside and visible bodywork looks immaculate and only done 59k as used as a school bus, But up here in Orkney the salt air loves the mk6! I got it all done and now need to change the alternator...another nightmare by the looks of it! That said she drives beautiful and I guess like you it's well worth dealing with the welding for such a reliable daily van. Thanks for sharing your experience, great work and you have a new subscriber :-)
Hi there, thanks for the comments. My Transit is still going strong. Just changed the clutch and flywheel so it's now driving really nicely.
@13:30 one little trick I like to use when squaring up holes is to pop a drift (screwdriver, allen key, whatever) in the hole. then you can sort of steer it into place.
Great Video now i know how to do this on my Transit. Thanx Dude and Greetz from Germany
Glad the videos are of help 👍
Thanks for the video lol. It was great to watch. 👍👍👍
Glad it was of use 👍
Good informative video. Well done.
Thanks, glad it was useful 👍
Great video thanks. When you knocked out the shaft/ABS ring, did you have the drive shaft in place still?
Thanks
It's a RWD transit so no front drive shafts.
Very nice video. And can you add your criteria/reasons for changing both the discs as well as pads? I can see why the pads have to be changed: easy to measure/see wear. But the criteria for disc wear is not very clear to me. Is hard to see a minimum thickness, well unless it’s REALLY gone thin, or is grooved.
Hi there. My discs were heavly pitted and as a result the braking performance wasn't great especially when pulling a trailer
good job 👍
This video is useful up to the point where you smash the disc off using a hammer! That may well be fine if you're replacing both disc and bearing assembly's with new parts, but you've basically imparted all that lateral trauma on the wheel bearing by smashing it off. That's why these are normally pressed out from the back using the bolt method or the proprietary tool.
Never looked at it that way. Sounds like good advice. Cheers
Nice chap process described well
Cheers 👍
Fab, that's probably the most helpful, howto video I've seen in ages. Thanks dude!
Glad it was helpful
Abi is the 36mm nut normal or a hex head cheers steve 2003 mk6 fwd.
Did you have to undo all the torque bolts to get the rotar off as I only saw you do 1. Also do you have to take the drive shaft off to knock the hub bolt through??
Yes I had to undo all of the torque bolts. My van is RWD so it doesn't have front drive shafts. 👍
@@ABIMOTO I'm stuck on how to get the front drive shafts out. Should just have to undo the torque bolts but I havnt got a t50! Lol nightmare. To the garage I go lol
Hope you get it sorted.
Great video keep them up
Cheers 👍
Any ideas to what you do if you're rounded off knuckle bolt please?
Either hammer on a slightly smaller socket or weld on a nut and buzz it out.
Good luck 👍
Surely you cant put a socket on though 'cos the torx bolts are round
Great channel man. LOL
Can you replace the brake discs without breaking the bearings?
I'm afraid not. Unfortunately it's not that simple
Nice Video dude! Why didn't you use the rattle gun on the T15?
Didn't want to risk rounding it.
@@ABIMOTO I wondered if there was a specific reason not to rattle gun torx. My feeling is it would be risky, but until I've actually got my hands on something I really can't ssy - I usually work on bikes, ain't nothing that big and torx on bikes...that I know of.
Keep them coming great work
Cheers 👍
Is this the same as a tourneo 2litre 2005
I think the tourney will be different because it's FWD ?
how many nm are the bearing bolts please
good job mate
Cheers matey
Thanks very helpful
Glad it was if some use
Note: You don't have to remove the 36 mm nut if you're not going to change the bearing.
Good to know. Cheers 👍
Brembo pads ! Weyhey ,didn’t know you could get for a transit
Yeah me neither, lol
Great video but please don't have you legs lying under a vehicle like that. Always kneel when working on a vehicle. Maybe uncomfortable but you'll not be trapped if the vehicle accidentally falls.
That's good advice. Thanks for the comment 👍
Job well done but why or you working on your rear when you get a lift 😂👍
😂 sometimes I forget and just reach for the jack. I do the same with my power tools. I'll be sat there undoing a bolt with a rachet thinking I bought power tools to do this for me.
I know what you mean when you do a awkward job then you remember you have a special tool for the job ,😂
Great video well presented. Can you do mine now please😋
lol, Cheers Bud