Rotor Question....
DarkblueTA
04-01-2004, 01:08 PM
Hey everyone,
I have a question about the rotors on these cars. My girlfriends rear brakes are starting to grind. I want to take care of the problem this weekend. Now, I haven't had a chance to really look at them, but from what I could see around the hubcap(granted it was dark out), it looks like rotors on the back instead of drum brakes.
My question to y'all is how are they held on? I am crossing my fingers that I can just take the tire off, take the caliper off and off comes the rotor like they do on my Trans Am. I tried finding a haynes or chiltons manual, but no one sells them for these cars. Her car is an 02. I would like to know if thats how the rotors on her car are or if I need a to have them pulled off or if I have to grease a bearing before installing new rotors/pads(like my 91 mustang gt did). Thanks in advance.
I have a question about the rotors on these cars. My girlfriends rear brakes are starting to grind. I want to take care of the problem this weekend. Now, I haven't had a chance to really look at them, but from what I could see around the hubcap(granted it was dark out), it looks like rotors on the back instead of drum brakes.
My question to y'all is how are they held on? I am crossing my fingers that I can just take the tire off, take the caliper off and off comes the rotor like they do on my Trans Am. I tried finding a haynes or chiltons manual, but no one sells them for these cars. Her car is an 02. I would like to know if thats how the rotors on her car are or if I need a to have them pulled off or if I have to grease a bearing before installing new rotors/pads(like my 91 mustang gt did). Thanks in advance.
DarkblueTA
04-08-2004, 05:42 PM
Just FYI for everone.
If you own a few simple hand tools. Do yourself a favor and save yourself a lot of $$$ and do the brakes yourself.
I took care of my g/f's rear brakes on her car this past weekend. Let me tell you, SIMPLE! Got to any autoparts store that rents out the piston compression kit or if you have a C-clamp, that will work also.
Simple Steps....
1 Take the tire off(well, if the dealership that had rotated her tires didn't torque the lug nuts on at 400ft-# (100ft-# is the correct torque load) it would have been easy :lol2: ).
2 Take the 2 bolts out of the back of the caliper (You will see 2 bolts holding the bracket up for the caliper and 2 holding the caliper to the bracket. Make sure you take the 2 inner bolts off.) The caliper then pulls right off. (NOTE: keep the ebrake off if you are doing rear brakes)
3 The rotor slides off(might need a rubber mallet to free it up a bit but both rotors basically slide right off).
4 Throw the new rotor on.
5. Take old pads out of the caliper.
6. Use the tool you borrowed from the autoparts store(or C-clamp) and compresse the piston on the caliper back in about 1/2 way.
7. Install the new pads.
8. Take the caliper and put the bottom of the caliper inside the bracket then line the top part of the caliper back on to the bracket.
9. Install the 2 bolts back into the back of the caliper.
10. Install the tire and your finished with that side. Repeat these steps for the other side.
NOTE: Do yourself a favor. If this is your first time doing brakes, only do one side at a time so if you are not sure how something fits together, you can see the other side as a reference.
The job took 30 minutes for me to perform. BTW, the front brakes are the same deal.
So instead of my g/f paying 250.00 for the shop to do her brakes, it cost her a homecooked meal(65.00 for the autozone upgraded rotors and pads). :lol2:
If you own a few simple hand tools. Do yourself a favor and save yourself a lot of $$$ and do the brakes yourself.
I took care of my g/f's rear brakes on her car this past weekend. Let me tell you, SIMPLE! Got to any autoparts store that rents out the piston compression kit or if you have a C-clamp, that will work also.
Simple Steps....
1 Take the tire off(well, if the dealership that had rotated her tires didn't torque the lug nuts on at 400ft-# (100ft-# is the correct torque load) it would have been easy :lol2: ).
2 Take the 2 bolts out of the back of the caliper (You will see 2 bolts holding the bracket up for the caliper and 2 holding the caliper to the bracket. Make sure you take the 2 inner bolts off.) The caliper then pulls right off. (NOTE: keep the ebrake off if you are doing rear brakes)
3 The rotor slides off(might need a rubber mallet to free it up a bit but both rotors basically slide right off).
4 Throw the new rotor on.
5. Take old pads out of the caliper.
6. Use the tool you borrowed from the autoparts store(or C-clamp) and compresse the piston on the caliper back in about 1/2 way.
7. Install the new pads.
8. Take the caliper and put the bottom of the caliper inside the bracket then line the top part of the caliper back on to the bracket.
9. Install the 2 bolts back into the back of the caliper.
10. Install the tire and your finished with that side. Repeat these steps for the other side.
NOTE: Do yourself a favor. If this is your first time doing brakes, only do one side at a time so if you are not sure how something fits together, you can see the other side as a reference.
The job took 30 minutes for me to perform. BTW, the front brakes are the same deal.
So instead of my g/f paying 250.00 for the shop to do her brakes, it cost her a homecooked meal(65.00 for the autozone upgraded rotors and pads). :lol2:
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