Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Is there an online site to show and tell me how to change the front brake pads on my 2002 Chevy S10?

It is pretty simple dude, two bolts take the caliper off, remove old pads, install new pads, lubricate the caliper slides (rubber gromets in the caliper) bolt on, bend the tabs down so they dont rattle, and poof you are done. 3/8%26quot; allen socket you need and a hammer. Make sure you torque the wheels to 80 lbs afterwards, dont let a shop ever use an impact gun on your wheels with a regular socket, you can always tell thats an idiotic shop with so called mechanics that know nothing about cars, I bet dodgeman doesn't even own a set or torque sticks, dude probably doesn't even know what they are, those hillbillies just tighten your 4000.00 tires down with an 'impact gun'Is there an online site to show and tell me how to change the front brake pads on my 2002 Chevy S10?
I am not sure about website, but you can purchase the Chilton's manual for your truck. They are always good to have!Is there an online site to show and tell me how to change the front brake pads on my 2002 Chevy S10?
I don't know of a Web site, but a good repair manual for your truck from Auto Zone or Napa will give you all the information you could want on your truck.



Brake pads are a simple replacement, its the shoes for drum brakes that cause a lot of problems.



the biggest things to remember about changing pads are: with changing only the pads, do not disconnect the brake hose from the caliper, or the brake line. second, make sure you compress the caliper once the old pads are off. there are only two bolts holding the caliper in place and the pads clip to the caliper. the replacement pads will only go onto the caliper (and stay) the way they were intended.Is there an online site to show and tell me how to change the front brake pads on my 2002 Chevy S10?
get a haynes book for your year and make from any auto zone.it gives detailed step by step instructions and close up pictures.Is there an online site to show and tell me how to change the front brake pads on my 2002 Chevy S10?
Mark F is totally correct. Proper torquing (80 ft-lbs) is very important. Many %26quot;mechanics%26quot; don't know or care, because they weren't trained properly. Improperly torqued lug nuts will result in warped rotors, especially for cars and trucks with low torque applications. I have had this experience, and torque the nuts myself after anyone ever touches them. I have always found that they were overtorqued and were very difficult to loosen, even with my corded impact wrench.Is there an online site to show and tell me how to change the front brake pads on my 2002 Chevy S10?
yes i own a good set of them and use them a lot,most of his procedure is right except if it has disc, anti lock brakes on it you,ll want to loosen the bleeders up on the back of the caliper,you don't want to push fluid back into the system on anti lock brakes,this can cause one or more too grab sometimes,other wise he got the procedure fairly right, don't apply too much grease on the pins though it can get on the new pads,and cause problems,good luck with it.

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