imported_crazydragonclk

hey does anyone know hwo to install new break pads?

imported_kungfugrip

take off ur tire, behind the caliper on the bottom there is a 10mm bolt, take that off slide caliper upwards and take off ur pads

imported_crazydragonclk

thanks bro appreciate it!

imported_kungfugrip

that was as brief as i can make it.. what u doin changin ur pads at midnight lol

Nova_Dust

Isn't that a 12mm bolt?

imported_kungfugrip

um.. 10 or 12 haha

chris_si98

it is actually a 12mm bolt.

you'll need channel locks or some from of a c-clamp to depress the piston back in too.

And i would lube up the sliders too

imported_nletourneau1

machine the rotors as well, and clean the hub of rust.

1sloweg

never machine rotors anymore, just replace. Jeesh amatures.

chris_si98

well if you are just replacing the pads and the rotors have plenty of meat left and aren't warped whats the harm in a fine turn of the rotor? I wouldn't spend the money on it.. but if u have access to a shop I would do it.

But machining warped rotors is stupid.. the customer always comes back a few weeks later

1sloweg

the reason you dont machine any rotor on a fwd car nowadays is becaue there is no material on the hub. you can have a true surface on the rotor, but the hub is almost 99% of the time warped. The only rotors I machine are some domestic trucks that incorporate the wheel bearings in with the rotor. Other than that, I wont do it, not even on my own car.


Anytime u cut material off a rotor you totally change the expansion and cooling capabilities of that rotor. Always keep that in mind.

dingus888

rotor turnign is of the past when rotors were expensive...now adays they are cheap as dirt so you might aswell buy new ones. not to mention as stated above you are taking heat disapating material off the rotor so in turn it warps faster

imported_Team Rukus

HOTSHOTMIKEY

and for the price of aftermarket rotors these days ......why machine rotors cost like $30 a pair dealers will usually markthem up to about 80 a pair...