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Dear  Friends,

Just came across these original brake pads on ebay 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-GENUINE-LANCIA-DELTA-REAR-BRAKE-PADS-SET/123511799989?epid=6025147618&hash=item1cc1e080b5:g:D3sAAOSwUxNckkZU

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Lancia-Delta-Rear-Brake-Pads-71770100-BRAND-NEW/264297170946?epid=2235505392&hash=item3d8956c802:g:9HoAAOSwl9BWLWJV

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Fiat-Bravo-Lancia-Delta-Front-Brake-Pads-77365810/123531236785?epid=1225286994&hash=item1cc30915b1:g:odIAAOSwv0tVZK8Z

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-GENUINE-LANCIA-DELTA-REAR-BRAKE-PADS-SET-71770100-NEW-GENUINE/382660273497?fits=Car+Make%3ALancia%7CModel%3ADelta&epid=648512159&hash=item5918546559:g:RO0AAOSw1vlUyVCV

 

They are the original Ricambi , but seems to have been around for quite a while as if they are old stock.

 

On the other hand The Bosch ones from my german online supplier 

 

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/bosch/7635391

 

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/bosch/1161839

 

Both are of fairly similar price.

 

I am not easy buying old stock from ebay and would rather go for the trusted Bosch from a tried supplier. Yet I heard opinions that brake pads are best to go for the originals.

 

What is your advice?

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Just to add, I have recently fitted Brembo brake pads to my wife's Delta 1.4 multiair and I'm highly impressed with them vs the 65,000 mile originals they replaced :-)

The only fly in the ointment is that the replacement pads don't have the wee drilling for the pad wear sensors, which are pressed into the pads and are fitted to all 4 corners (now taped up and secured)

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Andrew are the fronts easy enough - just about to do.............. How do you remove the caliper and get the piston back in - is it a wind-in job?

1. Loosen the wheel bolts a half turn

2. Jack up the car and stick in an axle stand

3. Remove the wheel bolts and remove the wheel, be aware that the wheel may be stuck to the hub (loosening the wheel bolts before you jack up should allow the wheel to break the corrosion seal)

4. Using a flat screwdriver, pry the pads back in the caliper, to clean any dust and dirt from the pad slides

5. Using a 12 (possibly a 13mm) spanner loosen the caliper retaining bolts and swing the caliper out of the way

6. Lever out the pads, doing 1 side at a time, taking notice of the position of the anti rattle clips (new ones are usually supplied with pads, if not, the old ones are perfectly fit to reuse)

7. Using a brake winder press in the caliper piston (do this slowly, as the brake fluid presses back into the brake fluid pot, via the master cylinder and if done too quickly, it has been reported that the seals could turn)

8. Reassemble the caliper, using the new bolts supplied

9. Before you refit the wheel, coat the mating surfaces in a light coat of copper grease

10. Coat the threads of the wheel bolts with WD40, tighten up hand tight and torque/tighten them when the wheel on the ground

11. Repeat for the other side

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Thanks Andrew - without having the wheels off yet - presume the caliper retaining bolts are fairly obvious ones? Also do you need any special kind of brake winder - I can get away with a flat bladed screwdriver on my X1/9?

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Thanks Andrew - without having the wheels off yet - presume the caliper retaining bolts are fairly obvious ones? Also do you need any special kind of brake winder - I can get away with a flat bladed screwdriver on my X1/9?

2 flat bladed screwdrivers can work as well!!

If you use a screwdriver to lever back the pads in the caliper, before removal, you may not need to press back the piston, as it may be fully retracted.

1 small point, watch the brake fluid reservoir for level as you will be refilling that as you press back the piston

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Also any idea if these ones Dido linked are ok for the 1.4 MA? Mentions the 1.4 16V but thats 120 bhp? - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Fiat-Bravo-Lancia-Delta-Front-Brake-Pads-77365810/123531236785?epid=1225286994&hash=item1cc30915b1:g:odIAAOSwv0tVZK8Z

Eper is a Bo77ix! It only lists the pads and discs as a kit and not separately :-((

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a bit of a thread revival, but I have the following watch out to add

 

the wind back process is different for each side Unlike most Italians I have come across where the piston going back into place clockwise, these Bosch pistons go clockwise for the drivers side and anti clockwise for the passenger side. It took me ages and c=a check on the Bravo forum to see where I was going wrong on the passenger side as my wind back tool is made to go clockwise, a new tool has to be bought that can go both ways, or else use brute force without the collar to get it to go the 'wrong way'.

 

HTH

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a bit of a thread revival, but I have the following watch out to add

 

the wind back process is different for each side Unlike most Italians I have come across where the piston going back into place clockwise, these Bosch pistons go clockwise for the drivers side and anti clockwise for the passenger side. It took me ages and c=a check on the Bravo forum to see where I was going wrong on the passenger side as my wind back tool is made to go clockwise, a new tool has to be bought that can go both ways, or else use brute force without the collar to get it to go the 'wrong way'.

 

HTH

Hehehe, I wound out the left piston, doing Mrs rear brakes :-((

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