I Just Spent $170

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
09/24/2015 at 20:28 • Filed to: None

On Brake Rotors, Brake Pads, Wheel Bearings, Wheel Seals, Dust Caps, Brake Calipers and a few other odds and ends needed for a full front brake job.

I noticed my inner pads were more worn than my outer pads, so I thought since Im doing rotors, pads and bearings, might as well do the calipers too. I should have time to do the brake job sometime next week.

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DISCUSSION (27)

Slant6 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/24/2015 at 20:32

do you have C clamps? You’ll need C clamps.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/24/2015 at 20:38

That reminded me, today I saw a Trailblazer driving down the road with the caliper hanging towards the ground.

TrickJos > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/24/2015 at 20:40

Looks like fun to me :) Enjoy the quality time with your Ranger.

Übel > Slant6
09/24/2015 at 20:41

Since he’s doing whole new calipers he won’t need them. They come compressed already.

jkm7680 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/24/2015 at 20:48

Wow, that’s pretty damn cheap.

bob and john > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/24/2015 at 20:49

thats it?

luck you...

a set of pads for my bike is $70...rotors are easy 350 a set (and thats just for the front mind you)

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > bob and john
09/24/2015 at 20:54

My rear brake shoes were $15 and my wheel cylinder was $30. Too bad my needed brake booster will be closer to $170.

Roadster Man > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/24/2015 at 20:54

That’s cheap! Nice deal for you.

Autofixation > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/24/2015 at 20:56

Are you working on a GM or Ford product? More specifically, is it a truck?

Slant6 > Übel
09/24/2015 at 21:12

But since the pads are so worn the old calipers will be compressed when he gets to them. Every time I’ve had to take a caliper off I’ve always had to compress it.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Übel
09/24/2015 at 21:19

Not always

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Autofixation
09/24/2015 at 21:30

1993 Ranger, why?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Slant6
09/24/2015 at 21:38

I’ll be doing it at jake huitts house with him. If I end up needing C clamps, I would be surprised if he doesnt have some

PowderHound > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/24/2015 at 21:47

I wish things for my car were that cheap

Übel > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/24/2015 at 22:08

Well whoops

Funktheduck > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/24/2015 at 23:57

Woo. Sounds fun. I like doing disc brakes. It's a shame you can't do stainless braided lines

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Funktheduck
09/25/2015 at 00:01

I can, I just dont wanna purge the system

Autofixation > Slant6
09/25/2015 at 00:12

Compress them with your bare hands, like a man!

Autofixation > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/25/2015 at 00:13

I used to work in parts and I was speculating what you were working on by the price of the parts. The cheapest parts in the biz are for GM trucks, with Ford trucks being a close second.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Autofixation
09/25/2015 at 00:58

I work at oreillys, so I got to use my discount. Though on hard parts, it isnt much. If I could stand to wait for shipping, I probably wouldve spent less at rockauto

uofime-2 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/25/2015 at 08:46

You're replacing the calipers so I'm not sure how you wouldn't be bleeding the system already. Also even if you just go rubber oem if it's never been done new brake hoses are a good idea to do now.

MonkeePuzzle > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/25/2015 at 09:12

I am the proud owner of two c-clamps, because part way through a brake change I could not find my c-clamp so I bought another. only to return home and immediately find my black c-clamp sitting right in the drawer where expected, a black drawer, think it just blended right in.

Funktheduck > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/25/2015 at 09:57

Won’t you have to or shouldn’t you since you’re doing everything else? It’s time consuming but if it’s been a long while since it got new brake fluid it could be beneficial

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/25/2015 at 14:39

I do. I have almost everything.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > uofime-2
09/25/2015 at 14:39

Im gonna clamp the brake line so I wont run the system dry.

Autofixation > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/25/2015 at 15:08

I love RockAuto.

uofime-2 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/25/2015 at 20:01

Ever stick your finger on the top of a straw and lift it out of the cup?