Doing front calipers and rotors today. besides the calipers and rotors, what else am I going to need? I dont want to get it all tore apart and need something.

 

I'd add a good hardware kit if the caliper is bare...you may also want to get the caliper mounting pins/sleeves/bolts, too. The old ones may be serviceable but many don't want to put the time into cleaning & inspecting the old ones.

May also consider renewing both front hoses...I haven't seen ANY front brake hose last more than 125K miles in the past decade.

 

I agree about the slide pins and hoses. If your calipers are working and not leaking or dragging I wouldn't replace them though. Just gravity bleed them till you have clear fluid coming out and clear fluid in the master. That is very important to do every couple years. They will last forever if you do that. water and rust inside is what kills them. And broke off bleeders. That's why I replaced mine last time. My kid loosened them the wrong way!

 

Cannot go wrong with new soft lines.

They tend to break down and restrict flow.

 

ok on a 4x4 does the entire hub need to come off? how do I separate the rotor from the hub?

 

you can re-use your studs, but doesn't hurt to buy new ones.

Get a nut or something and put it on the end of the stud and beat them out with a hammer.

To put the outer to the rotor, use an impact wrench and a washer and a junk lug nut to suck them up into the assembly.

Pretty easy, just a PITA.

 

so thats a yes? the hub comes off first and I have to press the studs out second? then the rotor comes off the inbound side of the hub? ill be using a shop press so this shouldnt be so bad. just want to make sure i read that right. when did you move out of the enchanted mitten?

 

You may want to get a set of new bearings & races to have on hand also ...

 

That's why I like 2wd it take longer to jack the truck up then it does to do a brake job

 

done. yeah the left side was an all day job. having to go back and forth from the puter to the fridge to the barn to the puter to the fridge to the barn. not to mention a trip to 3 different parts stores for a ridiculusly large socket. the right side took an hour and a half. since I knew how to do it and i already had the 2-3/4" bearing retainer nut socket. discovered it has a fuel leak. its been parked in the barn while i found time and money for parts and this morning theres a large puddle on the floor so I get to investigate that tomorrow. thanks for all your help.

 

Yeah, Sorry I'm not there anymore. I would have gladly came over and helped you with it Ken. I got the sockets and all the tools to do it.