Replacing Brakes on a C5
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Melting Slicks
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From: Wimauma, FL
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Replacing Brakes on a C5
Anything diff then any other car, I have done it on my 87 Vette and my 95 Lincoln. Someone was telling me it needs to be shimmed. Any help would be great
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Team Owner
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
Originally Posted by TheHammer
Just make sure the lug nuts are torques correctly (100 ft/lbs) and the change is the same. Brake caliper bolts are torqued at 125 ft/lbs. Pretty simple change, nothing special I know of.
You only need to remove one caliper bolt to change pads, then rotate the caliper up out of the way to install pads. I like the GM kits as new shims, springs and a bolt is provided for the change.
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From: Galloway Twp. NJ
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Originally Posted by vettenuts
The caliper brackets are 125 ft-lb, the caliper bolts are 23 ft-lb.
You only need to remove one caliper bolt to change pads, then rotate the caliper up out of the way to install pads. I like the GM kits as new shims, springs and a bolt is provided for the change.
You only need to remove one caliper bolt to change pads, then rotate the caliper up out of the way to install pads. I like the GM kits as new shims, springs and a bolt is provided for the change.
