5.0 PP How diffcult to DIY Front Pads ?

[mustangtaxman]

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[ForTehNguyen]

yea that video is pretty much it. Notice how he shaved down the caliper, probably for wheel clearance lol

 

[umarov]

That's a useful video. Thank you [MENTION=14689]Sithel[/MENTION]

 

[armykyle1 [HACKED ACCOUNT]

I gotta do this too. My car has 13k on it and that horrid squeal. I'm pretty sure the pads aren't bad, since lots of people have these issues.

A little less initial bite would be nice imo and of course less dust. Pretty sure I'll be switching to ceramic pads soon.

 

[Sithel]

For anyone else interested in Hawk Brake pads for the Brembo, I emailed them about their High Performance Street 5.0 pads
http://www.hawkperformance.com/performance-street/pads/high-performance-street-50

And they replied with this:

We are currently working on these pads. We are hoping to have them ready for this summer.

Just posting other options they may come available.

 

[Norm Peterson]

When you compress the pistons back into their bores, you should be cracking the bleed screw and running a hose off to a container. This goes for the rear brakes, too.

Don't be pushing the dirtiest fluid in the system back up into the ABS hydraulic control unit.


Norm

 

[jbeaver]

I'm not sure how much truth there is to this statement but, I've "heard" that pushing the fluid back towards the master cylinder too quickly can damage the anti-lock brake system. I usually loosen the bleed screw just as the other post suggested.

 

[Norm Peterson]

I'm not sure how much truth there is to this statement but, I've "heard" that pushing the fluid back towards the master cylinder too quickly can damage the anti-lock brake system. I usually loosen the bleed screw just as the other post suggested.

I know I've read about not pushing fluid back into the ABS HCU a number of times in 'Brake & Front End' magazine. It's an automotive repair industry periodical.

Pushing dirty fluid into the ABS unit is bad no matter how slowly it happens.


Norm

 

[DivineStrike]

Good info on bleeding the brakes to compress the Pistons. Just wanted to add that our Brembos are the same as in the video posted above except we have one bolt that goes through the middle of the back of the caliper.

 

[FordTechOne]

I know I've read about not pushing fluid back into the ABS HCU a number of times in 'Brake & Front End' magazine. It's an automotive repair industry periodical.

Pushing dirty fluid into the ABS unit is bad no matter how slowly it happens.


Norm

That is correct Norm, good advice.

The fluid near the calipers gets very dirty due to brake pad friction material, dirt, and moisture getting past the caliper piston seals. If you push that dirty brake fluid back up toward the ABS HCU, it will often become lodged in the dump valves, and cause them to hang up off of their seats. When that happens, you will have a pedal that goes to the floor and poor braking. And of course that requires replacement of the HCU.

 

[Digital_Synapse]

When you compress the pistons back into their bores, you should be cracking the bleed screw and running a hose off to a container. This goes for the rear brakes, too.

Don't be pushing the dirtiest fluid in the system back up into the ABS hydraulic control unit.


Norm

Wouldn't that mean you are low on brake fluid after this procedure? So basically you should be adding brake fluid and draining brake fluid when you change your pads? [MENTION=6743]Norm Peterson[/MENTION]

 

[Norm Peterson]

It ends up being more like draining and then adding (and then draining/adding a little more as part of the bleeding procedure that you should be doing afterward), but yes.

Brake fluid is too cheap and too important to ever feel like you're being wasteful by discarding any of it. Especially the stuff that's been in use for the life of that old set of pads.


Norm

 

[Digital_Synapse]

I guess I never thought of it that way, but that seems like good practice. Bleed the brakes whenever you change the pads.

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