Hey all!

So, I've got some noise coming from my brakes and it's about that time anyways, so I need to do my brakes SOON.

I don't really have the know how and tools to do this, so I figured, before I go to some shop and pay someone to do it, I'd see if i could get some help on here taking care of it.

I'm not sure what's fair for a brake job, but I could definitely pay someone like $50 or so, if need be, to help me do the brake job....

If you've got the time, let me know.

come on up, I'd be glad to do it for $50

hopefully someone will post up soon, but it really is one of the easiest brake jobs i have ever done, heck even Morris could do it ( ) but i come from the old days of having to repack wheel bearings and torque lock nuts and what not. a bunch more work.

Some folks believe you have to have the rotors turned every time (i do, IF there is a vibration, i have been know on some of my old crappy vehicles not to) but it really is a good practice.

pick up some Good lifetime warranty pads if your planning on keep truck for LONG time.

as far as time, i would say if you are buying all four rotors new, most folks could do it in less then one hour.

the time comes from taking the rotors to have them turned, but in my case, i take them to the store and turn them myself, i'm lucky that way.

Send plane tickets.

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but it really is one of the easiest brake jobs i have ever done,

That's good to know. I was probably gonna buy the Powerslots and Hawks next year for mine. Wasn't too worried anyways, but I never did them on my 03.

I just did mine like a week ago, It is easy, I replaced all the pads and got some new front rotors, took about an hour and ten for me, but I was explaing to my woman how to do it. All you need is the parts, a lift helps so you can take off all four tires, and either a caliper tool or a C clamp or something else to compress the caliper. all that plus whatever size the sockets you need are, should only be two different ones. Its a whole lot easier than doing the brakes that were on the chevelle I had.

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Originally posted by Graphemi:

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but it really is one of the easiest brake jobs i have ever done,

That's good to know. I was probably gonna buy the Powerslots and Hawks next year for mine. Wasn't too worried anyways, but I never did them on my 03.

I 'should' have my shop done by then and you can bring her over here and we can knock it out in an hour or two.
if not we can do it at my other shop (buddy) it's right next door to the owner of this



and the previous owner of this, so if we ran into issues I think we would be covered



same guy built the 440 in this truck



oh and the guy that painted all of these is just down the block. I love small towns....

Ok my mind is not working to good today, I thought you wrote Need help with a bank job, I was about to ask how much my take would be.

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Originally posted by CaptainHemi:
Ok my mind is not working to good today, I thought you wrote Need help with a bank job, I was about to ask how much my take would be.

Good to hear it's easy... I'll just call a buddy of mine over with his jack and get it done next week.

Thanks guys! :thumbs:

easy to do.

Let us know how it went...

You will need a 21 mm socket, and a large C Clamp, and some bailing wire or something to hold the calipers up while you swap out the rotors, but it isn't hard. Make sure you lube the silver slides the pads sit inside of.....and the slides the calipers ride on. White lithium will work just fine, just make darn sure you don't get it on the rotors or pads.....