Need to do my brakes

ByPopularDemand · February 9th, 2008, 01:46 PM

Ok So hard is this to do, and how do I go about doin it myself any help would be greatly appreciated

GreenFaleen · February 9th, 2008, 01:49 PM

not to bad, seized bolts are the worst of it, go to autozone.dom and they have step by step instructions for your car with pics

El_Cangri · February 9th, 2008, 02:01 PM

I would buy a Haynes manual.. since it explains everything about your car well u know its worth it

El_Cangri · February 9th, 2008, 02:04 PM

ohh and exactly what do you want to change? brakes (calipers etc) or just pads?

just wondering since some ppl call the pads brakes..

ByPopularDemand · February 9th, 2008, 02:04 PM

Oh cool...would I need any special tools

ByPopularDemand · February 9th, 2008, 03:53 PM

Oh yeah im gonna de doing the pads

HMUSN · February 9th, 2008, 09:15 PM

the pads are a cake walk man.

take out the 2 bolts per caliper and the caliper comes right off. (make sure not to let it hang.)

take the old pads out, lube the back of the new pads and bolts, press in the caliper pistons,( use a c clamp or brake kit) put the new pads on and bolt everything back up.

just check your fluid level after words and to a couple of slow brake tests to see if everything went ok.

and if you are doing the rear calipers you will need either a set of pliers or a special tool to depress the rear pistons in. they turn as they go down unlike the fronts which just push in.
Good luck and let us know how it goes

TurboLX · February 9th, 2008, 09:21 PM

Dont buy haynes

also get a thing of anti-sieze lubricant and lube the threads of the bolts

El_Cangri · February 9th, 2008, 09:49 PM

dont buy haynes?

why? is that a bad manual?

TurboLX · February 9th, 2008, 09:53 PM

YES^

Chiltons is alot better

shadow5403 · February 11th, 2008, 03:33 PM

the chilton website says their manual only goes from years 1984-1999. Decent amount of changes happened in the 2000+ cars. Plus I like my haynes manual.

ByPopularDemand · February 12th, 2008, 05:46 PM

Ok ill give it a try once I get cash for pads. I got a buddy thats gonna help too. My next question is how can I decrease the rubbing on the front right rotor untill I get paid

HMUSN · February 12th, 2008, 11:15 PM

you could try not driving th car. lol

that's about it bro

AtlanticBlue99 · February 14th, 2008, 11:02 AM

you will probably need to have the rotors turned at a shop or purchase new rotors too if it has gotten to that point. new rotors are about 25 bucks, or you can have stock ones turned for about 10 bucks at a shop.

February 9th, 2008, 01:46 PM	#1
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,670 iTrader: 0 reviews	Need to do my brakes Ok So hard is this to do, and how do I go about doin it myself any help would be greatly appreciated __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

February 9th, 2008, 01:49 PM	#2
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,906 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	not to bad, seized bolts are the worst of it, go to autozone.dom and they have step by step instructions for your car with pics __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

February 9th, 2008, 02:04 PM	#5
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,670 iTrader: 0 reviews	Oh cool...would I need any special tools __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

February 9th, 2008, 03:53 PM	#6
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,670 iTrader: 0 reviews	Oh yeah im gonna de doing the pads __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

February 9th, 2008, 09:15 PM	#7
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	the pads are a cake walk man. take out the 2 bolts per caliper and the caliper comes right off. (make sure not to let it hang.) take the old pads out, lube the back of the new pads and bolts, press in the caliper pistons,( use a c clamp or brake kit) put the new pads on and bolt everything back up. just check your fluid level after words and to a couple of slow brake tests to see if everything went ok. and if you are doing the rear calipers you will need either a set of pliers or a special tool to depress the rear pistons in. they turn as they go down unlike the fronts which just push in. Good luck and let us know how it goes __________________

February 9th, 2008, 09:21 PM	#8
TurboLX I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 Mustang LX Turbo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,792 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	Dont buy haynes also get a thing of anti-sieze lubricant and lube the threads of the bolts __________________ 1988 LX Coupe 2.5L, GT35R, 44mm WG, 32psi, C16.

February 9th, 2008, 09:53 PM	#10
TurboLX I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 Mustang LX Turbo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,792 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	YES^ Chiltons is alot better __________________ 1988 LX Coupe 2.5L, GT35R, 44mm WG, 32psi, C16.

February 11th, 2008, 03:33 PM	#11
shadow5403 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: PA Posts: 2,041 iTrader: 0 reviews	the chilton website says their manual only goes from years 1984-1999. Decent amount of changes happened in the 2000+ cars. Plus I like my haynes manual. __________________

February 12th, 2008, 05:46 PM	#12
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,670 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ok ill give it a try once I get cash for pads. I got a buddy thats gonna help too. My next question is how can I decrease the rubbing on the front right rotor untill I get paid __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

February 12th, 2008, 11:15 PM	#13
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	you could try not driving th car. lol that's about it bro __________________

February 14th, 2008, 11:02 AM	#14
AtlanticBlue99 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: University of Georgia Posts: 8,859 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	you will probably need to have the rotors turned at a shop or purchase new rotors too if it has gotten to that point. new rotors are about 25 bucks, or you can have stock ones turned for about 10 bucks at a shop. __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

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