brake maintenance service instructions

beachbrum · Post by **beachbrum** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:35 am

Hello All, I need to replace the pads and rotors on the rear disc brakes on my 2001 RT. I am looking to save a few bucks and do it myself. I was wondering if anyone had a link to or had posted previously some good step by step instructions to do the job, hopefully with pictures

Thanks!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:43 am

Do you know how to do front brakes? Should be the same thing, except (IIRC) you need a special tool to push the piston back into its bore.

beachbrum · Post by **beachbrum** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:49 am

Well, this would be my first brake job of any kind. I guess any sort of instruction on disc brakes for 2gn Neons should work right?

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:53 am

Ahhh OK. In that case, I'll say make sure you have someone with you who has done it before to double check your work. It's not a difficult process, but brakes are nothing to joke around with, as they're the only thing that really stops you...

But if you look in the How-To sections, there's a thread there about front brakes on a non-SRT Neon that should give you all the information you need.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:54 am

as sean has already said, its the same as front brakes, you just need a 10 mm socket, and a c-clamp to compress the caliper piston, to do the job.

beachbrum · Post by **beachbrum** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:42 am

Well, I hate to be difficult but I reviewed the how-to's and could not find a Non-SRT disc brake set of instructions. I was able to find instructions on how to bleed the braking system which will be good but still looking for a good step by step for rear disc pad and rotor replacement.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:45 am

There isn't a rear specific one. The one you are looking for is right on the front page of the HT Chassis section, perhaps you missed it?

viewtopic.php?t=9648

The "search" button would have also worked for this.

beachbrum · Post by **beachbrum** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:57 am

TheRandom1 wrote:There isn't a rear specific one. The one you are looking for is right on the front page of the HT Chassis section, perhaps you missed it?

viewtopic.php?t=9648

The "search" button would have also worked for this.

Okay, I totally missed it. Sorry about that and thank you!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:58 am

No problem, and good luck.

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:33 pm

i also posted FSM pics here...

viewtopic.php?t=52163

beachbrum · Post by **beachbrum** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:31 pm

Well guys, I got it done. Replaced the rear discs and rotors with replacements from Autozone. Wasn't really all that bad once I figured out the e-brake.

Speaking of the e-brake, I tightened it up a bit but when I set the e-brake in the car a pull it up all the way till it stops and it still does not hold as well as I'd like(I have a steep driveway). Do I need to tighten up the e-brake drum some more or is there a wire connected to the e-brake handle I need to adjust?

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:00 pm

1) viewtopic.php?t=8325

2) viewtopic.php?t=22487