New front rotors and pads... only one broken nail, and a small scratch on my hand.... I'm soooooo excited, you know the haynes manual doesnt say anthing about having to use a hammer and pry bar to get the rotor off the spindle.....

hahahahahahaha... :evillol:

I told the little girls riding by on bikes never to let anyone tell them they couldnt do anything.....

hmm it musta been on tere for a while if you had to use a prybar well sounds good glad it went well

its an 18 yr old car.... this I'm sure is the first brake job it's gotten...

Well if they had been on there for 18 years the pads probably would have been ground away completely and you would have ground away the rotors by now.

But anyway, good for you. A woman that changes her own brakes, that just sounds sexy. :thumbsup:

nice job

Heres a tip for next time. Hit the rotors around the wheel studs...... becareful not to hit the wheel studs, it will losen them up from the hubs. Then when you put the new ones on you should sand down the wheel hubs to get all the rust and debri away from the new rotors otherwise they may sit awkardly and cause a brake vibration or warp the new rotors. Lastly make sure you clean the rotors with soap and water, then rough up the pads a bit before you throw them on. It helps the pads seat better. OH and put some brake grease, or perferably anti-sieze compound grease behind the rotor, between the rotor and the hub. You dont have to use alot just use a small paint brush and paint the grease on the hub between the studs, this will help the next time you do your brakes, they wont "stick" to the hub.

And congrats. Now you have to flush and bleed your brakes. But thats a leason for another day, baby steps first.

well, i plan on doing the rear wheels next weekend... I will take those suggestions to heart!! thanks for the idears!!! :)

yah whenever i do a job like that i use my trusty rubber mallet and beat the hell out of it around the sides ... breaks it loose better

sawzall lol just pikin but if replaceing with new you dont need to use a rubber lol and good catch to the antiseize on the back side trick and i found in my case (area specific maybe??) but i found it to be cheaper to actually buy bendix instead of the oe
higher quality lower price????
(quote replaces oe, not that its bettert but it is a trusted name and i saved 15 a peice on them oh i almost forgot did i get scammed at 60 a peice???
oh well its done now