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How-To: Remove/Replace Front Brake Pads
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It would help us novices if you could list the tools you will need with links as to where to get them. Thanks!
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Pads are an easy swap-out.
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The following How-To covers the explanation of how to Remove/Replace the Front Brake Pads and includes specifications, schematics, etc.
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Are these instructions for all or just the Z51?
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Side Note: Was waiting for the Helm service manual but looks like we’ll be lucky if it every comes (now scheduled for January 2015!) However this posting from Theta is probably what will be in the “not yet produced manual!” Have done many brake jobs but years ago. Last was on my street rod 13 years ago removing and disassembling the rear calipers! The rear brakes are from an old Cadillac with an integral parking brake. That is what Currie used for my shorted 9 inch Ford rear to provide a parking brake. They were used by Cadillac on the first rear disk brake cars for only a year or two. You can tell why, the parking brake device mechanically leverages the pads against the rotor but is not very effective! Jerry
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A video How-To on this would be very helpful...
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Thanks Fred. Have a number of different size drifts so that should not be a problem. I also have a “pad spreader” for a single piston floating caliper but looking at the pics it won’t work for a fixed caliper. Assume inserting a large scraper between the old pad and the rotor will provide the needed clearence for the new pad? I only have about 4000 miles on the Z51 so don’t expect I’ll need much extra space.
Side Note: Was waiting for the Helm service manual but looks like we’ll be lucky if it every comes (now scheduled for January 2015!) However this posting from Theta is probably what will be in the “not yet produced manual!” Have done many brake jobs but years ago. Last was on my street rod 13 years ago removing and disassembling the rear calipers! The rear brakes are from an old Cadillac with an integral parking brake. That is what Currie used for my shorted 9 inch Ford rear to provide a parking brake. They were used by Cadillac on the first rear disk brake cars for only a year or two. You can tell why, the parking brake device mechanically leverages the pads against the rotor but is not very effective! Jerry
Side Note: Was waiting for the Helm service manual but looks like we’ll be lucky if it every comes (now scheduled for January 2015!) However this posting from Theta is probably what will be in the “not yet produced manual!” Have done many brake jobs but years ago. Last was on my street rod 13 years ago removing and disassembling the rear calipers! The rear brakes are from an old Cadillac with an integral parking brake. That is what Currie used for my shorted 9 inch Ford rear to provide a parking brake. They were used by Cadillac on the first rear disk brake cars for only a year or two. You can tell why, the parking brake device mechanically leverages the pads against the rotor but is not very effective! Jerry
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