|
| Search | Car Forums | Gallery | Articles | Helper | Air Dried Fresh Beef Dog Food | IgorSushko.com | Corporate |
|
#1
09-02-2005, 11:33 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
front end/brakes
anyone know offhand how much it costs [roughly] for a front-end alignment with labor? so many places differ in price, i wonder if anyone knew about what a decent one is so i dont get ripped off.
also, has anyone ever changed the drum brakes on their chevy blazer before? i can do discs, but never drum, so i wonder if it is something i could do or would be safer/better off having them professionally done. thanks [97 blazerlt 151 k mls.] 
|
|
#3
09-05-2005, 08:36 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
NTB charges 60 bux for a laster alignment, with a 6 mos warranty.
__________________
  95 s10 Blazer, EGR Mod, ZQ8 Steering box mod, 99 Center console shifter mod and more... See everything at www.pghconsulting.net/teal
|
|
#4
09-06-2005, 02:27 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Re: front end/brakes
Quote:
Changing the drum breaks isn't all that hard. Just remembering where everything goes is the pain. If it helps, I use to jack both sides of the vehicle and set on stands. That way I could remove both wheels and hubs. If I ran into a problem remembering how it all went back on, I'd just go to the other side and look at where everything went.
|
|
#5
09-06-2005, 02:15 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
front end/brakes
well, i went in for the alignment and when i looked with the mechanic underneath the front end there is a mess so to speak. all my ball joints are shot [usually are greased every couple of months] and i need new idler arm and pitman arm. plus the alignment, and with the cost of labor bill came to about $500.
Ball joint 29.95 (4) pitman arm 33.29 idler arm 51.05 Estimate total 537.09 Labor [ 321.00]
|
|
#7
09-06-2005, 07:04 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
hmm?
well, the front end is fixed after a couple of hours. this started happening about a couple of days ago now and i thought maybe this visit to the shop would take care of that. there is still a squeaking on the drivers side but not while i am braking to insist there is a brake job in the near future.. although i am going to install new discs next week.. so its hard to hell where the squeak is coming from. this is a different one than was under the hood last week. what could this be, rotors? leaf springs? it even makes this squeaking while idling...
|
|
#9
09-07-2005, 11:22 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Re: front end/brakes
Quote:
 i dont remember. he said the best there was and i got a lifetime guarantee on everything. not to be a pain, but any suggestions on those squeaks? i guess its highly possible it might be the wheel bearing, but i cannot tell where the sound is coming directly from. guess if one thing goes, it all goes right?
|
|
#12
09-08-2005, 12:02 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Re: Re: Re: front end/brakes
Quote:
Listen please, the indicators on the pads squeal when there are NO brakes applied and will go away when they are applied. Change the pads and maybe replace the rotors.
__________________
1995 Factory Blazer Service Manual for sale, PM if interested.
|
|
#13
09-08-2005, 10:24 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Re: Re: Re: front end/brakes
Quote:
|
|
#14
09-08-2005, 10:28 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Re: front end/brakes
If your squealers are going off, that means that your rotors are getting cut. They will either have to be turned or replaced.
__________________
95 s10 Blazer, EGR Mod, ZQ8 Steering box mod, 99 Center console shifter mod and more... See everything at www.pghconsulting.net/teal
|
|
#15
09-08-2005, 11:46 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Re: Re: front end/brakes
Quote:
The indicators are very light and don't gouge the rotor in their first stages.
__________________
1995 Factory Blazer Service Manual for sale, PM if interested.
|
|
 |
POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD |
 |
|
|
