Brake Question

[please_pimp_my_rde]

I got a 99 GASE 2.4, and im getin ready to put new brakes on my car again (I gotta put new rotors and brakes on every season, as in 4 times a year,) and I was wondering if there was something I should be doing to the calipers when I put new brakes on (grease/oil bols, and other stuff?) Thanks in advance.

[GTP Dad]

This seems like an awful lot of brake changes if you do it four time per year. I recommend that you use brake grease on the slides, bolts (not threads) to make sure everything moves easily. Use brake grease only. Also if the pads don't have shims use brake quiet on the backs to stop the vibration. Make sure the calipers are clean and totally free of oil and everything should work well.

[stetzz05]

haha put brakes on mine once every two years!! suggestion? stop riding the brakes!!!!!

[xeroinfinity]

I hav also seen(i've said this before) the pads are put on wrong.
The pad(s) with the wear indicators goes on the inside of the rotors.
Alot of times people put them on with the indicaters on the outside of the rotor and that will eat up your pads & rotors quick.
Some cars do hav the indicators on the outside, but NOT your 99 GA.

[please_pimp_my_rde]

Originally Posted by xeroinfinity

I hav also seen(i've said this before) the pads are put on wrong.
The pad(s) with the wear indicators goes on the inside of the rotors.
Alot of times people put them on with the indicaters on the outside of the rotor and that will eat up your pads & rotors quick.
Some cars do hav the indicators on the outside, but NOT your 99 GA.

I thought i goes on the outside. If I remember right, when I put brakes on it for the first time, the indicator was on the outside. Well, I ended up puting new rotors, brakes, and for the hell of it, i replaced the calipers with new ones. I can finally stop, but now the brake feels kinda spungy. hopefully this will clear up.

[GTP Dad]

Bleed the brakes again. You have air in the lines. Happens sometimes that you get a little air that is trapped and will cause spongy brakes especially if the calipers were replaced.

[xeroinfinity]

Originally Posted by please_pimp_my_rde

I thought i goes on the outside. If I remember right, when I put brakes on it for the first time, the indicator was on the outside. Well, I ended up puting new rotors, brakes, and for the hell of it, i replaced the calipers with new ones. I can finally stop, but now the brake feels kinda spungy. hopefully this will clear up.

If you look at the pads with the wear indicator, it has 4 rivits on the back, they all touch the caliper and the pad tiders back and forth(or up & down).

Just details that get over looked
And as GTP Dad said bleeding the brakes should help spongy feel.

[please_pimp_my_rde]

Originally Posted by GTP Dad

Bleed the brakes again. You have air in the lines. Happens sometimes that you get a little air that is trapped and will cause spongy brakes especially if the calipers were replaced.

Yep, that did help, now that I got that issue resolved, all I gotta work out now is the damn security light on the dash, and figuring out how to get more power out of my little 4-cyl!

[Jessiejames]

While you fellows or on the subject. With a 102,000 miles on my GA it is time to replace the pads. I also intend to replace the rotors, my question, is there anything particular I should watch for? Are they still simular to other GM cars, or is there something different to surprise me? Thanks for any info you care to provide.

[GTP Dad]

Yes, if you have antilock brakes don't push the old fluid back through the system when you push the caliper pistons back in. Open the bleeder valves and then bleed the brakes when you get done. This will keep you from forcing contamintants back into the antilock system. Make sure to lubricate everything well with brake grease, slides and etc. and if the pads don't have shims use disc brake quiet on the back of the pads.

[xeroinfinity]

So thats what those shims are for......



.... they never stay on anyways.

[Jessiejames]

Originally Posted by GTP Dad

Yes, if you have antilock brakes don't push the old fluid back through the system when you push the caliper pistons back in. Open the bleeder valves and then bleed the brakes when you get done. This will keep you from forcing contamintants back into the antilock system. Make sure to lubricate everything well with brake grease, slides and etc. and if the pads don't have shims use disc brake quiet on the back of the pads.

Thank you, I have always opened bleeder and compressed the caliper, even before anti-lock. Thanks anyway. Just didn't want any surprises.