Xantia brakes

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nog
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Xantia brakes

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I have a 1993 Xantia turbo diesel, and have been told by a garage that new discs on the front are needed if the measurement across the disc is less than 20mm. Is this correct, as it doesn't allow for much wear before the discs are scrapped?
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Welcome nog.
If you have 266mm diameter disks,the minimum thickness is 18.5mm.New thickness being 20.4mm.Thats acording to the Ha!"£s book of lies.Doesn`t say what they should be if you have the larger disks,283/286mm i think.
Disks dont wear as much as the pads do.You could maybe get 3/4 pad changes from 1 set of disks.They will last for a fair few years.On the Xantia,the disks can be changed in about an hour if you basic knowleadge,or are handy with the spanners.It took me 40 mins recently to do both disks & pads.
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