My MOT guy doesn't like my rattling front brakes, seems every year one side or the other has a rattle, so set out to effect a repair in preparation. This required removing the splash guard, so I set about dismantling the front brakes. For the photos I have used the left side (passenger side RHD). I was also able to resolve a seized on disc retaining plug (see here).

Tools:

Trolley jack
Axle stands
Wheel brace
4mm allen key (or cold chisel if needed)
Torx 25 for guide bolts
16mm socket for carrier bolts
10mm socket or spanner for splash guard bolts
Hacksaw
Hide Hammer
Ratchet and breaker bar

1. Dismantle front brakes

I won't go into detail on this one, suffice to say, jack up car, support with axle stands, remove road wheel, remove caliper and carrier, undo retaining plug, remove disc (bash both sides with hide hammer if stuck)

2. Remove splash guard

a. Undo the three small bolts with 10mm spanner/socket and remove with washers.
b. Rotate splash guard to a suitable point and hacksaw through at the thinnest point
c. Remove splash guard by bending back at the cut point to get enough clearance to remove from hub
(yes, not removing hub to do this!)
d. See enlarged holes where splash guard (aluminium?) has corroded away









3. Clean up and effect repair

a. Clean up hub and fixing holes for splash guard with wire brush then kurust it

Fixing holes kurusted to help prevent future corrosion

Click image to enlarge

yet again a great how to Tim ..wikified. ... - .- -.




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Christ I cut mine off, the noise was horrendous !

Just to confirm, cutting out the piece of metal as above is also the way to fit new dust guards to the car without the inconvenience of having to remove the front hubs.
Same applies to the rear brakes, just a bit more metal to cut out.
Why replacement dust guards are not supplied with the cut-outs is beyond me.

^^^^ Hmmm I feel a business opportunity coming on  .
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I have just done something similar by cutting 6 disc with a 35mm hole saw in a piece of mild steel I had lying around but I didn't remove the splash gaurd I just slid 1 disc behind the gaurd and 1 in the front and sandwiched the gaurd it now solid

Did one of the front guards on mine last week with large ‘repair’ washers on the back and smaller ones on the front. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)