05-25-2009, 11:07 AM | #1 |
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Well, finally got around to replacing the front brakes.
Not bad at all other than after 59,870 miles and 6 years in NE, the rotors had found a happy home and it took some coaxing to get them out.
I just came back from bedding them and the brakes feel very nice. The car is begging for a bleeding, but the fadish feel is gone. As you can see from the photos (will post soon), one of the pads (passenger/non-sensor side) was down to the metal. Of course, the sensor pad had the most material left so it never tripped. A bit stinky as the top layer of the rotor got cleaned out, but overall very quick and clean job. No issues. Very happy with the new brakes. Oh, and I must have mistakenly selected and paid for 2 sensors while ending up not needing any. I guess I'll return them. |
05-25-2009, 12:14 PM | #2 |
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05-26-2009, 02:10 PM | #3 |
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That reminds me, I need to bleed the brakes on the Jeep (probably). It's been a couple years at least. And I'm coming up on my 100k fluid service for the ZHP, too. Figure I'll change the brake fluid / bleed system while I'm at it.
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05-26-2009, 02:27 PM | #4 |
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Hmm... wore the passenger side down the metal, but the driver side hadn't tripped the sensor yet?
Is this normal or is this is sign of a stuck caliper? Or that you do a lot of braking in left hand turns??? When I changed mine, the inside pad was significantly more worn than the outer, but they were symmetric on both sides of the car. |
05-26-2009, 03:48 PM | #5 | |
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05-26-2009, 06:21 PM | #6 |
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And you've flushed the brake fluid every 1-2 years, correct?
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05-26-2009, 06:36 PM | #7 |
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05-27-2009, 10:07 AM | #8 |
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OE pads and rotors, or something special?
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