replacing brakes
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replacing brakes
I just got my cryo'd Powerslot rotors and Hawk brake pads, I am going to put them on this weekend. I was reading my Chilton's to get familiar with the steps, looks pretty straight forward. Any tips and pointers would be greatly appreciated. What problems did you guys encounter, was it a total P.I.T.A. to do? Thanks again
Travis
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You didn't say if you were doing both front and rear. The fronts are a piece of cake, little more work to do the rears. > HERE < is a link to my front replacement writeup. Take a really good look at the calipers and replace worn and damaged parts while you have it apart. It'll be cheaper to do it now rather than later.
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Sorry bout that I am replacing the front. I will be purchasing the rear soon and replcing them as well, but for now the front will do fine. Thanks for the link I will save in my favs.
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Here's my usual spiel.
Two things you can do to promote long life:
1- Seat them properly when you install new rotors/pads. This means taking the truck up to about 60 and brake down to 10. Take it up to 60 and brake harder to 10. Keep doing this about ten times, each time getting a little harder on the brakes. This will heat them up good WITHOUT HAVING MATERIAL TRANSFER FROM PAD TO DISC. Do not come to a complete stop before, during, or after this process until they cool.
2- Use your brakes wisely and don't stop if you don't have to. I see tons of people fly up to a light, heating their brakes up and coming to a halt. Granted you have to sometimes, but for the most part if you drive a known road with known stop lights you should be able to see far enough in advance to "manage" your stop a little. I have a six speed so it is very easy to come almost to a stop, then roll very slowly for that last few feet before the light turns green. Stopping with hot brakes is what causes material to transfer and gives you the impression of a warped rotor. Most of the time it is just material transferring to the disc and causing the sensation of a warpage.
Good luck and if you want to read more about brakes, this is great stuff:
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_warped_brakedisk.shtml
Andy
Two things you can do to promote long life:
1- Seat them properly when you install new rotors/pads. This means taking the truck up to about 60 and brake down to 10. Take it up to 60 and brake harder to 10. Keep doing this about ten times, each time getting a little harder on the brakes. This will heat them up good WITHOUT HAVING MATERIAL TRANSFER FROM PAD TO DISC. Do not come to a complete stop before, during, or after this process until they cool.
2- Use your brakes wisely and don't stop if you don't have to. I see tons of people fly up to a light, heating their brakes up and coming to a halt. Granted you have to sometimes, but for the most part if you drive a known road with known stop lights you should be able to see far enough in advance to "manage" your stop a little. I have a six speed so it is very easy to come almost to a stop, then roll very slowly for that last few feet before the light turns green. Stopping with hot brakes is what causes material to transfer and gives you the impression of a warped rotor. Most of the time it is just material transferring to the disc and causing the sensation of a warpage.
Good luck and if you want to read more about brakes, this is great stuff:
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_warped_brakedisk.shtml
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Make sure you clean the caliper slides well. Rust can get under the Stainless shims and bind the sliding of the caliper. Clean and use a little neverseize under the shim.
Clean and polish any surface that you see that would slide at all.
Inspect your hoses for cracks or bubbles.
Install new copper washers with the new calipers.
Take your time.
Clean and polish any surface that you see that would slide at all.
Inspect your hoses for cracks or bubbles.
Install new copper washers with the new calipers.
Take your time.
