Need help changing front pads/removing rotors...
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Re: Need help changing front pads/removing rotors... (CORVETTE FOREVER)
Jack up car, remove wheels, remove 2 bolts that hold on calipers and pull pads off Calipers. Pull Rotors off car and replace if you have new ones. reinstall calipers with new pads on new rotors. If new pads are too thick and dont slide over new rotor try using pad spreader. If that does not work loosen the brake line into the caliper and let some brake Fluid leak out and then spread pads. reinstall and Torque parts back on to specs. Reverse first steps and then bleed entire system with new fluid... then...you are done. I have all this down to about 2 hours and my brake system loves me for it... :)
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Re: Need help changing front pads/removing rotors... (vetterdstr)
Thanks for the reply vetterdstr.This may seem like a stupid question,but I need to remove the caliper bracket to get the rotor off,correct?
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Re: Need help changing front pads/removing rotors... (CORVETTE FOREVER)
Not a stupid question... You need to remove the entire caliper to take off the rotor.
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Re: Need help changing front pads/removing rotors... (vetterdstr)
And the bolts that hold the bracket on will take about 125 lb ft of torque to move them! That's the toughest part of the job. The factory uses Loctite red during assembly. :seeya
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Re: Need help changing front pads/removing rotors... (JQUEST)
I asked the same question at my Chevy dealear and the mechanics said they are using Loctite Blue (medium stuff) on the caliper bracket, Reinstall and torque to 125 ft lbs.
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Re: Need help changing front pads/removing rotors... (JQUEST)
Do you need to use Loctite when you replace the caliper bolts? And are you suppose to use new bolts?
Tom
