changing rotors
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changing rotors im getting ready to do brakes and rotors front and rear ive did the brakes before no prob but ive never really took everything off is it gonna be as bad as some of the stuff i read? i was thinkin i was gonna zip right through but after finding a little about it in a search it sounds like a pta. what do i need to take the caliper brackets off? i saw where it said a 18mm socket a dealer said it was a torx socket someone else said a allen socket? i also saw where someones car had lock waskers on the rear rotors? if so how do u guys get them off? by the way i got a 98z im gettin ready to get it out and just want to make sure i got all the stuff i need and to know of anything i might run into thanks
im getting ready to do brakes and rotors front and rear ive did the brakes before no prob but ive never really took everything off is it gonna be as bad as some of the stuff i read? i was thinkin i was gonna zip right through but after finding a little about it in a search it sounds like a pta.
Make sure you clean the brackets up with a wire brush and use the new retaining clips that come with the new pads. Lube up the contact areas where the pads slide on the caliper bracket and the slides. The new pads should come with some grease.
If your doing the rears, make sure you have the parking brake off first. Sometimes the rotors are a pain to get off, just hit them with a hammer between the studs a few times and they should come right off.
Good Luck,
Tim
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It's really not bad. I can probably change all 4 rotors and pads in a hour if I tried. Just don't set the e-brake and try to take the rear rotors off. Use a 6" c-clamp and the old pad the compress the cylinders. Oh, remove the cap from the reservior (remove some fluid if it's full) to make room for the fluid pushed back. An LS1 car should just have standard bolts instead of Torx or Hex bolts.
I thought it was a piece of cake. The first one took me about 90 minutes taking my time and making sure I was doing everything right. The other three were about 30 mintues each.
It should be 2 15mm bolts on the caliper itself and 2 that hold on the bracket. Make sure to pull the slides out and make sure they are greased. Also put some grease under the metal plates that the pads sit on. Sometimes after you have them apart and they are not greased they will cause a really annoying speak and squeel. Good luck. Dont let it scare you it really isnt hard at all.
