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how hard are front brakes to do??
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:10 pm
by lilnicko11
So i am pretty sure my brake pads are shitting the bed and need some replacing in the front of my ACR. How hard is it to do on your own. Didn't find a "how to" but didn't look that hard either. Answer the question mofos
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:18 pm
by r/tguy02
easy as hell, 2 bolts and a c-clamp are all you need really once the tire is off. take the 2 retainer bolts off the caliper, remove caliper, rip off old pads, compress the caliper piston using the c-clamp, put on the new pads, then put everything back together
edit* you might want to also visually inspect the front and back of the rotors for gauges since you said your pads are trash. if gauges are present you'll have to take the rotors into a shop to be resurfaced
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:40 pm
by Adam G
best time to buy good pads like hawk or something
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:54 pm
by OB
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:51 pm
by Neon4Life
on a scale from 1-10..10 being the harderst.. -5. lol.
it really is a walk in the park so get in there and change them yourself.
ill take pictures next time im in there for anyone needing a picture walk trough
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:46 pm
by darthroush
The hardest part is getting the slider pins back in the rubber boots when you take them out to grease them. Takes a few minutes to get that sorted out. Other than that, undo bolts and remove caliper, push piston back in (with reservoir cap off, just in case), install new pads, reinstall.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:57 pm
by OB
Neon4Life wrote:on a scale from 1-10..10 being the harderst.. -5. lol.
I'd say they're more like a 2...
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:47 pm
by lilnicko11
thanks guys. ill get on it
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:01 pm
by Mr Josh Zombie
it's even more fun when your rotors sieze to the hub and you have to take a 10lb sledgehammer to them
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:24 pm
by occasional demons
I would just pick up some new rotors before you start. Might save another trip to the store. More often than not, they can't be resurfaced. If they are grooved, it is going to take that much more to bed in, and that much more life out of the pads. Just my opinion tho.
Get some brake clean also.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:33 am
by heydockyle
It's not by any means hard, but a -5..?
In that case you should just grab your local cat/dog and have it do it for you.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:13 pm
by occasional demons
heydockyle wrote:It's not by any means hard, but a -5..?
In that case you should just grab your local
and have it do it for you.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:41 pm
by darthroush
lol
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:31 pm
by theTeejmiester
easy as pie, just choose a couple hrs that you have nothing to do, and take your time, you will be done before you know it
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:48 pm
by cgneon
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:18 pm
by Coltrain
dont even need a c-clamp, as i use a flathead and decompress them before unbolting them
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:03 pm
by cgneon
same here, i think i used a pair of channel locks...
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:54 pm
by Coltrain
when i had a lift and air tools available i could do both side within a 15min time period
that was with wheels on to start and to finish
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:18 pm
by beachbrum
Is there a trick to removing the rear rotor. Mine is not coming off easily. Does it have anything due to the parking brake? I have my parking brake released.
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:29 pm
by hansken_yo
mallet
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:33 pm
by TheRandom1
Chainsaw.
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:49 pm
by Fuzzyneon
c4
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:28 pm
by beachbrum
Got the rear rotor off just hand to loosen the e-brake adjustment a bit.
Thanks for everyone's help
