Rear brake job .
10-10-2020, 08:37 AM
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Rear brake job .
Time for rear brakes. Looking to replace the rotors as well. Any suggestions on brands and it where to find them?
odd thing is the driver side is gone but passenger side is brand new looking-ish. Any and all help would be appreciated thanks.
odd thing is the driver side is gone but passenger side is brand new looking-ish. Any and all help would be appreciated thanks.
10-10-2020, 08:50 AM
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you have a dragging caliper. you might as well make a whole event out of it and change fluid, the dragging caliper, the pads and the rotors.
you can always go the tried and true route of centric rotors and pads...
I've also had GREAT results with Autozone's Duralast GOLD series of pads and rotors!
anything will stop the car, the issue is...how much are you willing to pay? if you arent concerned with high performance pads and rotors, I'd go with the Autozone route. Great results!!
if you want to step up the performance a bit, you could do the centric rotors and pair it with an EBC pad.
up to and your wallet.
Brake fluid is Hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs water from the atmosphere. Needs to be changed every 3 years, or water will collect in the brake lines and eventually causes the caliper to lock up with rust...I suspect that is what is happening to your rear driver side caliper. it has locked up and wore out the rotor/pad.
you can grab a replacement caliper from rockauto.com
last but not least, change the fluid!!!!
Only DOT 3 !!!!
if you want a higher boiling brake fluid, you could step it up to DOT 5.1
BUT NEVER DOT 5
you can always go the tried and true route of centric rotors and pads...
I've also had GREAT results with Autozone's Duralast GOLD series of pads and rotors!
anything will stop the car, the issue is...how much are you willing to pay? if you arent concerned with high performance pads and rotors, I'd go with the Autozone route. Great results!!
if you want to step up the performance a bit, you could do the centric rotors and pair it with an EBC pad.
up to and your wallet.
Brake fluid is Hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs water from the atmosphere. Needs to be changed every 3 years, or water will collect in the brake lines and eventually causes the caliper to lock up with rust...I suspect that is what is happening to your rear driver side caliper. it has locked up and wore out the rotor/pad.
you can grab a replacement caliper from rockauto.com
last but not least, change the fluid!!!!
Only DOT 3 !!!!
if you want a higher boiling brake fluid, you could step it up to DOT 5.1
BUT NEVER DOT 5
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you have a dragging caliper. you might as well make a whole event out of it and change fluid, the dragging caliper, the pads and the rotors.
you can always go the tried and true route of centric rotors and pads...
I've also had GREAT results with Autozone's Duralast GOLD series of pads and rotors!
anything will stop the car, the issue is...how much are you willing to pay? if you arent concerned with high performance pads and rotors, I'd go with the Autozone route. Great results!!
if you want to step up the performance a bit, you could do the centric rotors and pair it with an EBC pad.
up to and your wallet.
Brake fluid is Hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs water from the atmosphere. Needs to be changed every 3 years, or water will collect in the brake lines and eventually causes the caliper to lock up with rust...I suspect that is what is happening to your rear driver side caliper. it has locked up and wore out the rotor/pad.
you can grab a replacement caliper from rockauto.com
last but not least, change the fluid!!!!
Only DOT 3 !!!!
if you want a higher boiling brake fluid, you could step it up to DOT 5.1
BUT NEVER DOT 5
you can always go the tried and true route of centric rotors and pads...
I've also had GREAT results with Autozone's Duralast GOLD series of pads and rotors!
anything will stop the car, the issue is...how much are you willing to pay? if you arent concerned with high performance pads and rotors, I'd go with the Autozone route. Great results!!
if you want to step up the performance a bit, you could do the centric rotors and pair it with an EBC pad.
up to and your wallet.
Brake fluid is Hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs water from the atmosphere. Needs to be changed every 3 years, or water will collect in the brake lines and eventually causes the caliper to lock up with rust...I suspect that is what is happening to your rear driver side caliper. it has locked up and wore out the rotor/pad.
you can grab a replacement caliper from rockauto.com
last but not least, change the fluid!!!!
Only DOT 3 !!!!
if you want a higher boiling brake fluid, you could step it up to DOT 5.1
BUT NEVER DOT 5
Also also: Rockauto might still have warehouse deals on brake pads and rotors. I got the email from them 2-3 weeks ago... I forgot. Time has been hazy since Covid lockdowns.
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