Florida Corvettes! Who's out there??
02-14-2019, 11:14 PM
#21
Pro
Tampa, quite a few Corvette owners here!
02-15-2019, 10:57 AM
#23
Pro
Thread Starter
Anybody willing to partner to show me how to do a brake job? (No urgency, but sometime in the future!)
Rotors seem easy, but this caliper business of compressing the pitons and bleeding the system... I'm a bit confused.
Rotors seem easy, but this caliper business of compressing the pitons and bleeding the system... I'm a bit confused.
02-15-2019, 07:46 PM
#27
Racer
Spring Hill just a little north of Tampa 
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SteenC7Z (10-10-2019)
02-15-2019, 08:12 PM
#29
Team Owner
its not bad but if you want it done right and quick lookup Powertech Performance next time you are in St Pete
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KingCorvette93 (02-16-2019)
02-16-2019, 08:36 AM
#32
Le Mans Master
Palm Harbor which is north of Clearwater in the Tampa Bay area.
As far as the brakes go it really is not that difficult. Unless you are changing the calipers or rebuilding the pistons, you won't need to bleed the brakes. Loose the cap on the brake fluid res. and compress the pistons. Remember to tighten the cap back when finished. I am sure someone in your area will step up.
As far as the brakes go it really is not that difficult. Unless you are changing the calipers or rebuilding the pistons, you won't need to bleed the brakes. Loose the cap on the brake fluid res. and compress the pistons. Remember to tighten the cap back when finished. I am sure someone in your area will step up.
02-16-2019, 08:45 AM
#33
Intermediate
Ft. Pierce Florida. Its a beautiful day. 64 degrees. Finishing my coffee trying to motivate myself to clean my 96 GT.....because its for sale. Haha. Dont worry the Vette gets cleaned first.
02-16-2019, 01:57 PM
#34
Pro
Thread Starter
Palm Harbor which is north of Clearwater in the Tampa Bay area.
As far as the brakes go it really is not that difficult. Unless you are changing the calipers or rebuilding the pistons, you won't need to bleed the brakes. Loose the cap on the brake fluid res. and compress the pistons. Remember to tighten the cap back when finished. I am sure someone in your area will step up.
As far as the brakes go it really is not that difficult. Unless you are changing the calipers or rebuilding the pistons, you won't need to bleed the brakes. Loose the cap on the brake fluid res. and compress the pistons. Remember to tighten the cap back when finished. I am sure someone in your area will step up.
02-16-2019, 10:22 PM
#37
Remove the brake pads.
Turn one of the pads around so that the pad material is against the pistons. Use a C-Clamp (channel locks will work, but can mar the calipers easier) to compress the pistons back into the caliper.
You will need the usual open end wrenches, sockets, a C-Clamp (available at Home Depot or Lowes) and a torque wrench for re-installing the caliper brackets and wheels if you like to torque them properly.
In the attached photo, you can see my tools and get a good idea of the size of the C-Clamp I use.
02-17-2019, 07:45 AM
#38
Le Mans Master
There is a tool for that, but I have used the old pads and a good set of channel locks. If your calipers are painted just use a rag to protect them from the teeth on the channel locks. The tool makes it easier, because it goes inside where the pads are and you can force the pistons on the inside and outside of the caliper at the same time, with the method you have to do each side, but if you don't do a lot of brakes jobs the tool will never pay for itself.
