Given the relatively high frequency of brake pad changes, I'm interested in getting the right tools to do this job for my Christmas presents.

I'll need the right spanners/preferably rachet I guess

A trolley jack

Clamp

Windback tool

Appropriate torque wrench for getting the wheels back on correctly

Anything else?

Your recommendations please. It doesn't need to be the last word in quality, as my family doesn't spend a lot on presents.

Thanks all.

If possible, bought from Amazon or Hellfrauds. Please post links to recommended items, thanks.

 

I bought a piston retracting tool from Hellfrauds and found it pretty rubbish, and it's not needed for the fronts anyway.

G-Clamp for the fronts, and I think people like to improvise for the rears, or so I've read on here.

 

Copper Grease, and brake cleaner.

 

Wire brush to get rid of those brake dust from caliper.

WD40 to losen the nut, etc...

Impact driver if you planned to change the disc the same time.

Dead blow hammer for the impact driver.

 

Oh and dont forget the wheel block You dont want the car rolling back while you jack it up, it could be deadly.

 

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S2KUK personal shopper.

 

The current windback tool halfords do is a joke, the handle is too flimsy and bends even on non stuck calipers

The Draper one I used to have was good.

 

Go down Halfords.

2 tonne jack and axle stands.
Rachet spanner set
Socket set
Extender bar
Screw driver set (free when you buy oil at the moment).

Use the screw driver as a wind back tool on the rears. G-Clamp for the fronts.
Sockets to get the nuts loose, spanner to get them off quick.

 

Lidl had a decent enough torque wrench the other day, it's a rebranded Clarke wrench!

Must get a couple of g-clamps

 

Quick clamps are better than G clamps as you apply the force by hand and there's less risk of cocking the piston.

You'll want an open ended spanner to hold the slider whilst you undo the caliper nut so don't just get ratchet spanners.

To do brakes on a regular basis a 12mm spanner, an open ended adjustable, a large flat screwdriver, and a trolley jack plus the OEM wheel nut spanner are all you need.

Torque wrench is an optional extra.