Anyone have a write-up on how to change front rotors?

 

There isn't much to write up on this one to be honest. Jack up the front, putting them on jackstands. Remove the front tire. Losen the brake caliper and slip the rotor off. Just need to torque the calipers back on to spec.

Its as easy as changing a tire dude.

 

Actually dont loosen the brake caliper itself, loosen the entire bracket, there are two large bolts on the back of the caliper bracket, gonna need a breaker bar for that one. I forget the size, might be 17mm. Then slide off the entire caliper/bracket and then pull the rotor off

Dixit

 

Break the lugs loose, Jack up the car, remove the tire. There are two big (19mm) bolts that hold the caliper braket in place, remove em(these are on really tight! so dont be surprized) Then the rotor will slip right off. Same with the other side. The rears are a little more of a pain cuz u can the the wheel to get extra clearance, but its basially the same setup but I think the bolts that hold the rear caliper braket are smaller (17mm, but not 100% sure) Have fun.

 

did it this afternoon...thnx for every1's help

 

what did you use to loosen the two 19mm bolts on the calipers?

 

A big a$$ wrench id assume, but ive always loved my impact gun.

 

My write-up is in the how-to section of this forum...near the end.

 

I did my brakes yesterday (front pads, rear rotors and pads). They were pretty easy to do however they still do not feel right. Does anyone know how to adjust the travel of the brake pedal? I don't see why they would need to be bled since the system has never been opened. It feels like there is too much travel and it takes too long for them to bite. Also, has anyone noticed on the front brakes, the little spring thing that sticks out at the top of the caliper? it is part of the carrier that hold the pads in place. I have never seen this before and I was curious to know what it was for. Thanks.

 

You have to brake them in...give it a 100 miles or so of moderate braking

 

Do you think the pedal travel will self adjust? One of the reasons I changed them in the first place was because they felty weak. When I took them apart though they only had about 15-20% wear. Oh well, I guess I'll give them some time. Thanks

 

did you bleed your lines after doing the break job??

 

No. I thought you only needed to bleed them if you opened up the system. I took the cap off the master cylynder when I was compressing the pistions to make room for the new pads. I stuffed a paper towel in there to keep it from spilling all over the place. I don't think there is any air in there. I think there may be something wrong with the self adjusting mechanism, if there is one....

 

Looks very HOT! I just finished ordering front/rear Brembo rotors after seeing this pic

 

looks like some1 borrowed the pic off of my web site! lol

 

So u got the brembo setup now?

 

I changed my front and rear rotors and pads recenlty. They all work fine but in the rear there is a clicking sound. I've taken the caliper off and checked the clips on all the pads. After re-installing the clicking sound is still present. When changing I did not remove emergeny brake assembly from caliper. But I was able to re-install the caliper. I all works fine but that clicking noise is aggravating. Anyone have an idea of what this could be?

 

im getting some weird lines on my front rotors. And when i brake its making that high pitch squeel again.