2012 brake job

[Mr Bean]

I bought a puller too. The bolt method, combined with the puller makes it a walk in the park. I use copper grease on everything to stop it from seizing up for next time as well.

 

[thetechie01]

Yeah, after I went and got the bolts and nuts, it was 2 minutes to pull the rotor. Awesome

 

[emtmark]

http://m.autopartswarehouse.com/sku...ntcmpid=Product Listings Clearance&redirect=1

285$ for pads and rotors all around has anybody used evolution?

 

[emtmark]

Never mind ! Centric rotors, ake pads 273.07 shipped from auto parts warehouse. That's good enough for me

Part numbers if anybody needs

ACT1414 fronts
ACT1279 rears
120.65119 rotors from Centric 58.75$ great price

 

[emtmark]

Huh, .555-.596 on the pads, tossed a dial indicator up on the rotor -/+ .008?
I've come this far I'm just gonna do it. Have the rotors turned at my leisure for the next go round. I will clean the snot out if the hub. Would a light coat of antisieze hurt between the hub and rotor?

 

[emtmark]

 

[emtmark]

 

[emtmark]

Good news! Akebono (a first) packed the right pads in the wrong ratio. I got three caliper side pads and one cyl/piston side. The difference? Apparently not much as I discovered after the test drive and break in!

There's a little extra meat on the cyl/piston side pad which I'm assuming is/should/ will be important. I called the parts folks they are shipping me a new set over night. Which means friday[emoji107] Easter plans canceled! It doesn't seem to make a difference and by finger gauge the piston is hitting the metal backing if the pad just fine. But it's my family in that truck and it's just not worth risking it.

 

[Mr Bean]

Would a light coat of antisieze hurt between the hub and rotor?

From what I know, anti seize is good all around except on lug nuts. Hence my use on absolutely everything bloody thing.

 

[emtmark]

I'll keep that in mind for next time. I'm not gonna pull it all apart now lol.