Mars
SILVER Star
I'm about a 1 mechanic, and when my truck was having braking issues I took it into the dealership. I didn't have the time or ability to mess with a full rotor replacement myself, so I had them do it for me. Long story short...they overcharged the crap out of me, and informed me that my rotors were scarred because of seized/sticky pistons in my calipers. They quoted me $1200 just to replace the calipers, and I wasn't having it.
I found in the FAQ a great thread on how to replace brake pads, and bleed the braking system, but couldn't find pics of how the job works...so I took some myself and dove in. Ordered some re-manufactured calipers from CDan (great prices!) and went to work.
Used Driley's thread to get started. I'll quote some of his stuff that helped me through the project.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showpost.php?p=962781&postcount=8
Started by getting the truck solid on jack stands, and removing the front wheels. Old caliper looks like this.
I found in the FAQ a great thread on how to replace brake pads, and bleed the braking system, but couldn't find pics of how the job works...so I took some myself and dove in. Ordered some re-manufactured calipers from CDan (great prices!) and went to work.
Used Driley's thread to get started. I'll quote some of his stuff that helped me through the project.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showpost.php?p=962781&postcount=8
Started by getting the truck solid on jack stands, and removing the front wheels. Old caliper looks like this.
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