Did I just get ripped off? - Page 2

busterb · 05-17-2005, 08:00 PM

Naw just get a few cans of cleaner & spray hell out of it before you start. BUT the springs on rear drums are a tough sob. You really need a tool for that. About 4 or 5 bucks. And the cables that do the self adjusting thing are a pain. Little clips that whole rear shoes in place are fun!!

elSicomoro · 05-17-2005, 09:47 AM

Rich, the price sounds about right to me. When I had brakes/rotors put on Rho's Geo Metro 3 years ago, it cost almost $500 at Midas.

wolf · 05-17-2005, 11:07 AM

If you do your own brake work, who do you sue for damages when they fail?

BrianR · 05-18-2005, 07:55 AM

Yes UT, they are that easy. Most modern rear disc brakes now require a special caliper-compression tool (pricey) because they SCREW in, not just compress in. I borrow the tool for now, but there's a tool store in W-B that sells one for about $100 that I might just invest in. Drum rears are easy too, if you're careful and remember where everything goes. It takes me about one hour per axle to do my own, once every other year. Bleeding is usually not necessary as long as you don't disconnect the brake lines.

If you need help sometime, email me and I'll pop by. The Haynes service manual for your car is an invaluable reference and I always buy one as soon as I buy a car. It stays in the trunk so I don't lose it and I refer to it whenever I need information. I also keep my OBD-II code reader handy too, for those annoying "Check Engine" lights.

Brian

busterb · 05-18-2005, 08:04 AM

BrianR. Tell me more about the OBD-II code reader. What do you do w/code once you get it? Should that be OBC? For computer. Maybe D for data? Wtf do I know about this? nada.

05-17-2005, 08:00 PM	#1
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Naw just get a few cans of cleaner & spray hell out of it before you start. BUT the springs on rear drums are a tough sob. You really need a tool for that. About 4 or 5 bucks. And the cables that do the self adjusting thing are a pain. Little clips that whole rear shoes in place are fun!! __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

05-17-2005, 11:07 AM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	If you do your own brake work, who do you sue for damages when they fail? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-18-2005, 07:55 AM	#4
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Yes UT, they are that easy. Most modern rear disc brakes now require a special caliper-compression tool (pricey) because they SCREW in, not just compress in. I borrow the tool for now, but there's a tool store in W-B that sells one for about $100 that I might just invest in. Drum rears are easy too, if you're careful and remember where everything goes. It takes me about one hour per axle to do my own, once every other year. Bleeding is usually not necessary as long as you don't disconnect the brake lines. If you need help sometime, email me and I'll pop by. The Haynes service manual for your car is an invaluable reference and I always buy one as soon as I buy a car. It stays in the trunk so I don't lose it and I refer to it whenever I need information. I also keep my OBD-II code reader handy too, for those annoying "Check Engine" lights. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

05-18-2005, 08:04 AM	#5
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	BrianR. Tell me more about the OBD-II code reader. What do you do w/code once you get it? Should that be OBC? For computer. Maybe D for data? Wtf do I know about this? nada. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch. Last edited by busterb; 05-18-2005 at 08:07 AM. Reason: add

05-17-2005, 09:47 AM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Rich, the price sounds about right to me. When I had brakes/rotors put on Rho's Geo Metro 3 years ago, it cost almost $500 at Midas.

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