Brake job

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by plthijinx

man i hate using a torch but they're extremely useful. had to use one on my exhaust manifold nuts to free them so i could drop the exhaust to change my transmission. that hot ass flame in that tight area with all that other crap around? was afraid i would burn something else and cause more damage (spend more dough).

congrats on a job well done! hope you had a victory beer!

Oh yes!

[glatt]

Well done!

[tw]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

$25/set

You got the cheap (low mileage) ones. Good. Since with gouges on the rotor, those brake pads must not be used when the rotor is replaced or turned down. (By set, you meant all four?).

[footfootfoot]

Well four pads for the front, i.e. inboard and outboard L, inboard and outboard R.

Yeah, I figured this was completely sacrificial and if I got 3 months out of them that would be fine. No sense in wasting $ on good pads with those rotors.

[tw]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Yeah, I figured this was completely sacrificial and if I got 3 months out of them that would be fine. No sense in wasting $ on good pads with those rotors.

They should be good for a few years. Hopefully you remember how thick they were. Record that and current mileage. Next time you are in there, measure. I learned a lot by doing these things. Those pad were so cheap as to maybe be the least expensive per mile (when you are not paying for labor). Softer pads are also suppose to cause less rotor wear.

[plthijinx]

Originally Posted by tw

They should be good for a few years. Hopefully you remember how thick they were. Record that and current mileage. Next time you are in there, measure. I learned a lot by doing these things. Those pad were so cheap as to maybe be the least expensive per mile (when you are not paying for labor). Softer pads are also suppose to cause less rotor wear.

the new pads will "form/wear" to the rotor. if the rotors are not warped then there will be no front end wobble when hitting the brakes. i assume that the pads have the wear "feelers" on them. let the wife know that when she hears the first evidence of a shook shook sound to let you know (or any abnormal sound for that matter). that means the pads are getting thin and it's time to replace them again. another mentionable thing is when/if you change the rotors take them to autozone or whomever and have them mic them. on the under side of the rotor there should be a stamp of the minimum tolerance (aka max wear) that the rotors should be replaced. mine were minimum 41.7 i think for the used ones. i took them to o'reilly and they mic'ed them at 38.9. way past their life. Fixed Or Repaired Daily rolls great now. hell my shimmy was so bad when i hit the brakes i jerked myself off hands free!! (why did i change them then?!?) i dunno. again congrats on a job well done!

[tw]

Originally Posted by plthijinx

... have them mic them. on the under side of the rotor there should be a stamp of the minimum tolerance (aka max wear) that the rotors should be replaced. mine were minimum 41.7 i think for the used ones. i took them to o'reilly and they mic'ed them at 38.9. way past their life.

In most states, rotors too thin is illegal. In other states, that will get you sued. If rotors are too thin, the shop will refuse to turn them down (resurface them).

Many cars today are not designed to take those rotors to a shop. Today, rotors are turned down while still on the car. More reasons why one consults the shop manual before doing anything.

I know of at least one car where the shop foolishly tried to remove those rotors - to take rotors to a shop. Wheel bearing failure resulted. To many mechanics just know rather than first learn. And so cloud had how many computers replaced in "Cloud's car stuff"? When the problem obviously was a simple defective valve.

Read what is unique with this car before diving in. But, and this I cannot encorage enough - dive in.

[plthijinx]

Originally Posted by tw

In most states, rotors too thin is illegal. In other states, that will get you sued. If rotors are too thin, the shop will refuse to turn them down (resurface them).

i did not know that, wow. ok i can see that.

Originally Posted by tw

And so cloud had how many computers replaced in "Cloud's car stuff"? When the problem obviously was a simple defective valve.

what happened?

Originally Posted by tw

Read what is unique with this car before diving in. But, and this I cannot encorage enough - dive in.

yeah def dive in and explore your car. i'm doing it out of necessity. can't afford a mechanic but i'm getting to know ol bessy on an intimate level. i remember summer before last i was working on planes not trucks. planes are easier.