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Front brake discs for a 1990 1.6td, are they expensive ? Been quoted 120 quid, does that sound steep? R they difficult to source? Is there more than one type? Thanks for looking

Brickwerks.

^^^ WHS for the disks but you need the bearings to go with them BW do the good ones that aren't made from used bog roll.

Discs
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Pads
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Bearings IF needed (strip/clean/examine and replace if necessary)

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Whilst others will automatically say replace bearings anyway I take a more pragmatic approach...if it ain't broke then don't fix it. These buses are old enough now to have already had bearings replaced so..in my opinion..at least clean and examine the old ones before shelling out another £60 on two sets when the old ones may well have another 60K of life. Obviously..if in doubt change them (you will need new inner seals and stub axle nuts in any event)

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Martin

California Dreamin wrote: Whilst others will automatically say replace bearings anyway I take a more pragmatic approach...if it ain't broke then don't fix it.

Martin

Which is the correct thing to do.
A bearing, contrary to popular belief, has a totally random failure distribution.

Swapping them because you have them out may have negative results, you may get early bearing failure.
If a bearing survives for say 100 miles then there is a fair probability that it will outlast the discs that it is fitted to.

It's worth noting, that more than half of bearing failures I've dealt with could have been attributed to 'water ingress' ie; water getting past an ageing and hardened seal.
And
Although not part of the service, I would recommend cleaning and re-packing bearings every 3 - 5 years as best practice.

Martin