How hard is it to replace brake pads?
Le Mans Master
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From: Hanger 18 Taxachusetts
I think it took me longer to jack the car up and remove the tires than it did to replace the pads.
Caliper is held on by 2 bolts. I think there is 1 "e" clip that holds a retaining pin then just pop em out.
Caliper is held on by 2 bolts. I think there is 1 "e" clip that holds a retaining pin then just pop em out.
Le Mans Master
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Looks pretty simple. Pull a wheel and see what you think. I bought a Chilton manual for $20 last month. It's already saved me way more than that!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Dumas Arkansas
Originally Posted by BADDUCK
Looks pretty simple. Pull a wheel and see what you think. I bought a Chilton manual for $20 last month. It's already saved me way more than that!
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When my daughter turned 16 I gave her a car, first thing it needed was brake pads, I showed her how to and told her to pay attention......she's 25 now and has done several of her own brake jobs.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Dumas Arkansas
Originally Posted by rick lambert
When my daughter turned 16 I gave her a car, first thing it needed was brake pads, I showed her how to and told her to pay attention......she's 25 now and has done several of her own brake jobs.
Do you have to have a C-Clamp?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Dumas Arkansas
Originally Posted by rick lambert
Everytime I do a brake job I use my C clamp, a six incher, without it...good luck. BTW, make sure you take the cap off the resevoir.
Also, before I jack the car up is there anything else that I may need other than the new pads? Like a pin or nut that might be worn out? Thanks
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I have removed fluid sometimes....as the brake pad wears the fluid level drops. I usually have someone watch the resevoir while I compress the cyclinder with the C clamp, if it starts getting to close to the full level I then use a turkey baister to remove some brake fluid.I think the nuts are supposed to be replaced everytime.Don't forget to get a can of brake fluid.
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From: Hanger 18 Taxachusetts
Originally Posted by slicked25
Chiltions said, to take 2/3 of the brake fluid from the master cylinder out before getting started. Did you do this or can you skip thru it?
So if the res. is full you need to take some out because when you push the piston back into the caliper it will force the fluid to go back into the res. You don't want it overflowing !!
Be sure to have the right tools !! I forget the size but you need a big a$$ allen wrench (or torx, I forget) and a pair of e clip pliers I believe.
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Drifting
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From: Woodway TX
When I push in the piston w/ a C-clamp I loosten the bleeder valve so that I don't push anything into the ABS unit & tighten it imd. If your fluid is not clear you might consider at least sucking the old fluid out of the masters w/ a minivac. or bleeding the system until it is clear. This is not a hard job, you can do it by yourself if you have a Minivac. Any shop manual will explain how to do this. Donf
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Originally Posted by rick lambert
I have removed fluid sometimes....as the brake pad wears the fluid level drops. I usually have someone watch the resevoir while I compress the cyclinder with the C clamp, if it starts getting to close to the full level I then use a turkey baister to remove some brake fluid.I think the nuts are supposed to be replaced everytime.Don't forget to get a can of brake fluid.
I usually don't have the luxury of a helper so for me its turn the clamp a little, then check the level, & repeat until done.
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From: Gautier MS
I changed my front pads and rotors a week or two ago. Not a hard job, and followed this...https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...D=51&TopicID=2
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A little piece of general advice - if you are working on brakes and haven't done it before, find someone who has done it before to assist you.
You can post in your local forum (Forums:Events & Regional) and I bet you'll find a number of people who would be happy to stop by and help. I'd be there myself if you weren't several states away
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You can post in your local forum (Forums:Events & Regional) and I bet you'll find a number of people who would be happy to stop by and help. I'd be there myself if you weren't several states away
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