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2006 2WD F150
I got a quote from LesShwab for $850 for front only!!!!!!! that insane or what?
So I'm gonna give it a go myself.
Oriley's gave me a quote for all parts including tax for $271.00 and I have a couple questions.
Is that a good price?
Should I attempt this myself? My skills are limited: replaced a brake master cylinder on a toyota, replaced pads, oil changes, and replaces a radiator.
Can I do this?
You guys know any good instructional videos?
Make sure you have new spindle nuts, and a bigass torque wrench to put the nuts to the required (IIRC) 295 ft lb of torque.
In addition, as the calipers likely have ceramic pucks in them, use something other than a C-clamp to back out the piston in the caliper. Otherwise you're liable to crack the puck and need a new caliper.
I just did a complete brake job on my 98 250. I changed the rotors, calipers, pads, shoes, drums drained the Master and put in new fluid. I can tell you its an easy job, anyone with a little know how can get this done. The most difficult part was pulling the rotors. I am sure yours are not as bad as mine but mine were rusted on so bad that the only way I was able to get them off was by watching a video on youtube about how to get them off. Watch this video it will save you a lot of time.
FYI autozone has a lifetime warranty on pads and rotors so free replacements as long as you bring the receipt back.
They also lend out a free tool that backs the cylinder in the caliper evenly and easily. Just a 60 dollar deposit that is returned when you bring the tool back.
Make sure you get the hardware kit, lots of pads these days aren't coming with new hardware like they used too.
I just did a complete brake job on my 98 250. I changed the rotors, calipers, pads, shoes, drums drained the Master and put in new fluid. I can tell you its an easy job, anyone with a little know how can get this done. The most difficult part was pulling the rotors. I am sure yours are not as bad as mine but mine were rusted on so bad that the only way I was able to get them off was by watching a video on youtube about how to get them off. Watch this video it will save you a lot of time.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtsTJCRljAs
Thanks for posting this. My Son-In-Law asked me for help with his RAM and we could not figure out how to get the rotors off. This is so simple, I'm almost embarassed.
I used a hammer first, then a five pound hammer (hit the rotor so hard that I broke pieces of it off), then a blow torch. Nothing worked. I too, wish I had watched the video first but a couple of mechanics said to me just use metal to metal contact with a hammer and it will come off! Yeah right.
Over time a caliper will pull in dust around the seal that settles in the caliper, if you're not rebuilding or replacing the caliper, open the bleeder valve before you push the piston back into the caliper, close it after piston is all the way in the piston, this will rid you of some of the dirty brake fluid and eliminate you shoving it up into the master cylinder. And as mention above, use jack stands, if you are going to be doing your own work invest in good ones, it's your AZZ under that truck.
Replacing rotors and pads myself
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