I've found a DIY for front brake pad change on 1st gen Mini. How about 2nd gen? '08 MCS new rear pads and rotors have arrived. Thanks

 

remove wheel
unbolt caliper
unbolt rotor
pull dead pads out
push in caliper piston
put new pads in
bolt on new rotor
bolt caliper back on
put wheel back on

 

This may help you a little bit:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...at-shield.html

Note that the open end socket needed to hold the retaining nut really should be a thin socket. You will need to be able to rotate and push in the piston at the same time. Possible to do it manually, but many people get a Harbor Freight set to do it. I noticed one day that our local auto parts store rents out brake kits for BMWs - that might have the proper size in it (of course, I discovered this after buying the HF set).

Really wish I had documented all this when I did mine - can tell this is a DIY needed for 2nd gen owners.

Update:

OK, found a couple other sites that may help:

http://r56mini.com/cooper/diydiscsandpads/

http://r56mini.com/cooper/diyrearbrakepads/

 

Followed the two videos below for my own DIY brake change and they helped out quite a bit (first DIY on my Cooper S):


Good videos, but didn't have the videos handy when doing the job. So, undoubtedly, I left out a step. I forgot to coat the face of the hub with anti-seize and only covered the flange. Question is: Is it worth it to re-do the job to apply the anti-seize compound to the hub face and rotor hat? Total rookie mistake.

 

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