Brake problems> HELP

[JHarris1385]

kpaske - ha funny you made refernce to an attorney doing mechanicail work...Im in law school and my dad has been practicing for about 30 years now, so that explains exactally why i grew up in a family that belives car repair is for the mechanic....


BUT........
Is there any type of walk through or steps on here i could take that would be helpfull for repair. I really want to fix them myself.

[Tone]

Brake pads are a pretty basic DIY job IF you have any mechanical aptitiude at all - I taught my brother to do his Infinity's in 10 minutes (although the backs he got confused on later....) Basic hand tools, patience and logic are all that is required. The VX workshop manual has a bit of a step by step or check a Chilton's book for some idea of what you are in for. Remove the 2 bolts that hold the caliper on and slide it off the rotor. If the rotor is not torn up, then stick a screwdriver in between the pads and spread them as far as they will go. Put the new pads on, slide the pads and caliper back on and lube the pin ends (VERY IMPORTANT SINCE THE CALIPERS FLOAT ON THESE PINS) with hi temp grease and retighten them. If ya gotta change the rotors, you'll probably want someone right there beside you or definitely refer to the manual.

[creeg]

Yup, Chiltons is the way to go.

Also do a search on how to change out brakes on the web. If you go into it armed with knowledge about what you are doing, should go smoothly.

good luck.

[etlsport]

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/disc-brake.htm

i find that working on parts of my cars is made much easier by knowing exactly how all the pieces work together

[kpaske]

I highly recommend you download the VX Manual on CD from Tone's web site. There are decent step by step directions and illustrations for just about anything you'd want to do to your VX. Then, if you need clarification, ask away and surely someone here will give you the answers you seek.

I'm getting ready to do a bunch of upgrades to my brakes and suspension. I'll try to remember to take photos and do a write up later. But brake pads are fairly easy once you understand how everything fits together.