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I just did a brake job
Sam06
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on an 2004 Toyota Camry.
It is a buddy of mines car(He is 75) and he wanted to change the brakes and rotors.
Man Toyota makes this an easy job. Took 2 hrs and we spent about 1 hrs just BS'ing. I had the big fan going in the Garage and all the doors open but it stayed right at 85 degrees and very humid.
I miked the rotors and they were turn-able but he wanted new ones so I put new ones on the front and we got the rears turned. Easy job. I sent him to the shop to get the rears turned while I did the front ones. I was waiting on him when he got back.
Easy and not to expensive. All in he paid out about $160. The brake shop was going to charge him $400 to turn all 4 and replace pads.
Now I need to do a brake job on my 1975 Power wagon[V]
It will take me all day, if I am lucky and I have to have 2 special tools(I have them). I am hoping the front rotors are ok to turn or its going to cost me some serious coin. While I am in the front since I have to take the whole thing apart I will replace the bearings and maybe the u-joints on the prop shafts.
I will be lucky to spend $200 and 12 hrs doing this job[xx(]
Dodge was an industry leader back them putting Disc brakes on the front of a Pick Up Truck.
I hate rebuilding Drum brakes, but I have a cylinder leaking so I will have to do it.
I hope I can find my cylinder hone
What a PITA[:(!]
It is a buddy of mines car(He is 75) and he wanted to change the brakes and rotors.
Man Toyota makes this an easy job. Took 2 hrs and we spent about 1 hrs just BS'ing. I had the big fan going in the Garage and all the doors open but it stayed right at 85 degrees and very humid.
I miked the rotors and they were turn-able but he wanted new ones so I put new ones on the front and we got the rears turned. Easy job. I sent him to the shop to get the rears turned while I did the front ones. I was waiting on him when he got back.
Easy and not to expensive. All in he paid out about $160. The brake shop was going to charge him $400 to turn all 4 and replace pads.
Now I need to do a brake job on my 1975 Power wagon[V]
It will take me all day, if I am lucky and I have to have 2 special tools(I have them). I am hoping the front rotors are ok to turn or its going to cost me some serious coin. While I am in the front since I have to take the whole thing apart I will replace the bearings and maybe the u-joints on the prop shafts.
I will be lucky to spend $200 and 12 hrs doing this job[xx(]
Dodge was an industry leader back them putting Disc brakes on the front of a Pick Up Truck.
I hate rebuilding Drum brakes, but I have a cylinder leaking so I will have to do it.
I hope I can find my cylinder hone
What a PITA[:(!]
RLTW
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I did my granddaughters car and found the pads too tight and would not move freely on the calipers. The person who put them on must have used a hammer to install.
Rotors were ruined.
And it isn't cut rate stuff. The parts I got were Raybestos, Bosch, and Bendix.
I just did my son's Taurus front and rear and the parts cost $120 including shipping. RockAuto.com is amazing. You can buy new rotors for about the same as the cost of turning the old ones.
And it isn't cut rate stuff. The parts I got were Raybestos, Bosch, and Bendix.
It's crazy isn't it! Nobody rebuilds anything any more. My Alternator went out a few years ago. I took it to the NAPA to test it and find out whats wrong. Easy fix I ask the guy for the parts, As expensive to rebuild as it is to replace, plus I would have had to wait for one part.
When I get onto those dam drum brakes on the 75 PW, I bet I will just get new wheel cylinders instead of rebuilding the ones I have, oh yea I found my hone that goes on a drill.[;)] It will end up being cheaper[:(!]
One thing I found funny was;
I was replacing the brakes on a Jap car built in the US with parts made in China[V]
I still have my cylinder hone, brake spoons, and tools! Along with my Disc brake spreader and clamps!
Me 2
I also have a Craftsman engine analyzer like this one:
I have a bunch of old tools to work on old vehicles. I even have a set of Whitworth tools. I used to ride Nortons and the older ones were Whitworth sized.
Some of that old time stuff is neat but man that Toyota was easy to work on. Now the engine is another matter[:0] I hate those sideways engines.
Took the drums and rotors to O'Reillys to turn. The manager was a young kid who had no problem doing the rotors but told me his machine couldn't do the drums.
He said it would bog down and make all kinds of racket. I asked him to show me the machine since it sounded like plain old chatter.
If you've ever operated a lathe, you know to take little bites.
Talking to the kid, he had no training on the brake lathe, never been to school for it or had any pubs to review.
I taught him how to operate it for drums, mine taking three go arounds.
He didn't charge me a dime when we were done for turning all four wheels. Kids don't know how to do anything now cause their daddies didn't know how I guess.
just replaced the rear rotors calipers and brake pads on my wifes element .
and yes I have become a "rock auto" fan also great to deal with big selection of parts and shipping [^][^][^][^]
I do remember back around 1969 my dad and uncle did there first disc brake replacement had them concerned all week planned on a Saturday repair.. until they did it ,, they were amazed how easy it was compared to the old drum brakes [:0][B)]
needless to say I much rather do disc brakes over the old shoe and drum style any day [:D]
[;)][;)] and also flush out the old brake fluid
( I think that is the third regulator I have put in, 2 on that Durango and one on my old Intrepid) Both were well over 100,000 miles...
The last brake job I did was on the Civic. Replaced the master cylinder and new pads and shoes all around.
Took the drums and rotors to O'Reillys to turn. The manager was a young kid who had no problem doing the rotors but told me his machine couldn't do the drums.
He said it would bog down and make all kinds of racket. I asked him to show me the machine since it sounded like plain old chatter.
If you've ever operated a lathe, you know to take little bites.
Talking to the kid, he had no training on the brake lathe, never been to school for it or had any pubs to review.
I taught him how to operate it for drums, mine taking three go arounds.
He didn't charge me a dime when we were done for turning all four wheels. Kids don't know how to do anything now cause their daddies didn't know how I guess.
You don't know what you don't know. The fact that he let you show him how to do it is sign enough that he is probably a pretty decent young man. Willing to learn from someone he is "supposed" to know more about something from can be a tough pill to swallow. I hope he passes his new knowledge on.