I need 'em done on the car BAAAAAAD!! Like, I have major noise goin on...I was plannin on taking it to Les Schwab saturday, but I figger if someone off the BB that KNOWS what they are doing wants to make a few bucks, bring it. :D

Anyone?? Halp. :)

Do what I do when my brakes get noisy...turn up the radio :D :roxy:

Originally posted by Roxywheels
Do what I do when my brakes get noisy...turn up the radio :D :roxy:
:laughing: That's what I've been doing!! But when there is only morning shows on when I drive to work in the AM, its not loud enough!!! :laughing: It's getting to the point where my foot is on the floor to stop!! :eek: I HAVE to get brakes...like, a week ago. :(

Squeaking? Draw a bunch of cute little circles with a lead pencil on the drum or disk......

Works for me.......(gets rid of the squeak.)

Originally posted by Radbassist
Squeaking? Draw a bunch of cute little circles with a lead pencil on the drum or disk......

Works for me.......(gets rid of the squeak.)

No its not squeaking, its a LOUD ASS NOISE. There is no brake pad left!!!!!!! I don't want to hit rotor, (prolly already have or darn near close:( )

For cryin out loud. A post about noisy fawkin BRAKES??! :flipoff2:

Six-pac: $3.95
Pads: $18.95


Where's your buddies? :D

Amanda, what kind of car? I can probably talk you through a brake pad change on it, if you know a wrench from a screwdriver. :flipoff2:

If your rotors are screwed, though, some cars you need to take the hub apart to change rotors.

Others, the rotor just slides off when you take off the wheel and brake caliper.

You're just low on brake oil, add some and the noise will go away.:D

Originally posted by trampas
For cryin out loud. A post about noisy fawkin BRAKES??! :flipoff2:




Where's your buddies? :D



You forgot:

Six-pac: $3.95
Pads: $18.95
Buying an AC/DC cd and playing it so loud you can't hear your brakes?

Priceless.

Originally posted by Radbassist




You forgot:

Six-pac: $3.95
Pads: $18.95
Buying an AC/DC cd and playing it so loud you can't hear your brakes?

Priceless.
:eek:

AC/DC is on the radio right now!! And I'm BLARING IT!!

Shoot to thrill... :D:D:D

Screw beer you guys!! I dont beer wanna do it cuz beer I'm lazy!! I'm posting beer HERE asking if anyone beer wants to come beer help me out cuz I have BEER and I'll give 'em beer some money. :flipoff2: beer

Originally posted by Amanda G

:eek:

Screw beer you guys!! I dont beer wanna do it cuz beer I'm lazy!! I'm posting beer HERE asking if anyone beer wants to come beer help me out cuz I have BEER and I'll give 'em beer some money. :flipoff2: beer

Dork! :p

Originally posted by Amanda G

its not loud enough!!! :laughing:

Looks like it's time for you to step up and buy the "Spinal Tap" brand car stereo, it goes up to 11, that's one higher:D :D :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Amanda G

:eek:

AC/DC is on the radio right now!! And I'm BLARING IT!!

Shoot to thrill... :D:D:D

Screw beer you guys!! I dont beer wanna do it cuz beer I'm lazy!! I'm posting beer HERE asking if anyone beer wants to come beer help me out cuz I have BEER and I'll give 'em beer some money. :flipoff2: beer



So what BEER you're saying is BEER there's BEER for the Peeps that BEER come to fix your BEER car Beer?

What type of car is it? If it's just new pads, it's about a 30 minute job, usually, and I'd be willing to do it for ya. :) (apropriatly bribed, of course. :))
~John

Originally posted by jaluhn
What type of car is it? If it's just new pads, it's about a 30 minute job, usually, and I'd be willing to do it for ya. :) (apropriatly bribed, of course. :))
~John

THANK YOU!!

'97 Chevy Malibu. (The car of death!!)
I need it done like, yesterday, so when would be good?? I have beer. :D BEER!

beer.

did I mention beer?? ;)

Originally posted by Amanda G


THANK YOU!!

'97 Chevy Malibu. (The car of death!!)
I need it done like, yesterday, so when would be good?? I have beer. :D BEER!

beer.

did I mention beer?? ;)

She's shaved too;)

If you tell them you'll take it in da butt they might even buy the parts for you ;) I learned that at the *Mustard Dog School of Takin it in Da Butt* :D :roxy:

Originally posted by Mustard Dog


She's shaved too;)

:eek:
You be quiet!!
I was going to ask how you know...but then I remembered. :laughing:

Originally posted by Amanda G


I was going to ask how you know...but then I remembered. :laughing:

TIN:skull:BROTHERS have no secrets:D

Originally posted by Mustard Dog


TIN:skull:BROTHERS have no secrets:D

Come awn :D

I can so see this brake pad job turning into the begining of a porno! :grinpimp:

Originally posted by Mustard Dog


TIN:skull:BROTHERS have no secrets:D

You know what, I STILL haven't seen those pictures of me mounting your marlin!!!!!!!! :laughing:
You need to jack that shit and scan em or send em to me!! HAHAHAHA

DT, bow chika bow bow. :D

You pay for the plane ticket, provide the tools, and I'll do the labor and maybe buy the parts hehehe

It is pretty simple...i've had to do a brake change on a friends 80's toy corolla in a parking lot because he wore the caliper pistons into the rotors and had no brakes left at all literally...

Shouldn't be more than an hour worth of work really.

I can almost guarantee, you need rotors. Plan on it. They should just slide off. It's eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeasy.

Straight off Autozone's website:

BRAKE PAD/SHOE - FRONT for a
1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU

ALBANY MKD727 LLT $19.99


BRAKE ROTOR - FRONT for a
1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU

VALUCRAFT ROTOR ONLY 55040B 3 MO $29.99


There's an Autozone at:
90 W MAIN ST
WOODLAND, CA 95695
(530)406-1871

While I don't have a Malibu, if you have a basic set of tools and a large C-clamp, you can change your own brakes.

Amanda . . . darling . . let me get this straight . . . . . :confused: :D . . . . Are you saying you can't stop? I never new you TO stop!!! :eek: I mean I thought you were a "don't stop" type of gal . . . errrrrr . . . I don't think I'm saying it right . . .;) :D

Originally posted by FourBanger
Straight off Autozone's website:

BRAKE PAD/SHOE - FRONT for a
1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU

ALBANY MKD727 LLT $19.99


BRAKE ROTOR - FRONT for a
1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU

VALUCRAFT ROTOR ONLY 55040B 3 MO $29.99


There's an Autozone at:
90 W MAIN ST
WOODLAND, CA 95695
(530)406-1871

While I don't have a Malibu, if you have a basic set of tools and a large C-clamp, you can change your own brakes.

Bad idea. I saw a set of albanies fail after 200 miles, and took both rotor out too. Antozone payed to fix it, but he was still out labor. I prefer raybestous, which is though kragen. Anywhere from $23 to 55, depending on what you get.
~John

Well, if nobody else is willing to help I'll be in Sacramento on saturday and might be able to help you out(As long as no gay waiters are involved) :D:D:D

(530)409-4833

Girl, get your damn brakes fixed! JEEZ :) Either that, or park it, get the EB running and get those 37's on. :laughing:

Scott

Originally posted by jaluhn


Bad idea. I saw a set of albanies fail after 200 miles, and took both rotor out too. Antozone payed to fix it, but he was still out labor. I prefer raybestous, which is though kragen. Anywhere from $23 to 55, depending on what you get.
~John

If that were a common occurance - I don't think Albany would stay in business very long.

Besides, Performance Friction (also available from AutoZone) are the best. :p

:flipoff2:

Originally posted by Entropy


If that were a common occurance - I don't think Albany would stay in business very long.

Besides, Performance Friction (also available from AutoZone) are the best. :p

:flipoff2:

True, but I've heard bad things from other's, and it seems to be more frequent than some of the other brands. Personally, I don't truct autozone for inportant stuff, unless it's a good name brand that I know. When you think about it, there has to be a reason it's cheap, and given that it's most leikly not in profit, shipping, or facilities, given the comminality of most parts chains, it would pretty much have to be in manufacturing, which indicates either cheap parts, cheap labor, or cheap materials. Either way, I'll pay a bit extra for somthing that's a bit better. Not much, mind you, but a bit.
~John

Originally posted by Drunk tank
I can so see this brake pad job turning into the begining of a porno! :grinpimp:

Don't we wish. :) :) :)
~John

I'll be welding and wrenching all weekend in Rocklin. If you need help come on over.

PM me.

SeanP

why did you break your brakes?

Ugh. Hope the rotors are okay. I popped the center cap off someone's Malibu in the parking lot at work, and you need to take the hub apart to change rotors.

I will never understand WTF the engineers were thinking when they designed this.

And Jaluhn, I don't normally get the cheapest brake stuff either, but if money were no object, don't you think she'd have gotten them fixed by Midas or Car-X?

I've used the Albany pads before, they're okay. Just don't take them to a road track and expect them to stay together.

Some grooves in the rotors just give the pads more surface area to grab on to, right?:flipoff2:

Originally posted by FourBanger

And Jaluhn, I don't normally get the cheapest brake stuff either, but if money were no object, don't you think she'd have gotten them fixed by Midas or Car-X?



Quite true. That's why I said as long as it's resonable diffenert. The albanies were right abour 20, I think, I I wound a set of raybestous pads for 23. I don't think the extra $3 is going to be a major issue.
~John

Since you guys are being so generous and helpful, anyone want to swap a V6 into my Runner this weekend :flipoff2: :laughing:

Originally posted by Mustard Dog


Looks like it's time for you to step up and buy the "Spinal Tap" brand car stereo, it goes up to 11, that's one higher:D :D :flipoff2:

Come Awn:D

Originally posted by Amanda G


You know what, I STILL haven't seen those pictures of me mounting your marlin!!!!!!!! :laughing:
I have :D :D

Tin:skull:Brothers have no secrets :D :D

Originally posted by TIE1ON
Since you guys are being so generous and helpful, anyone want to swap a V6 into my Runner this weekend :flipoff2: :laughing: Why would you want to ?????

Originally posted by RE:Todd
Why would you want to ?????


It was a joke!! :laughing:

Originally posted by Amanda G

:laughing: That's what I've been doing!! But when there is only morning shows on when I drive to work in the AM, its not loud enough!!! :laughing: It's getting to the point where my foot is on the floor to stop!! :eek: I HAVE to get brakes...like, a week ago. :(
The more you drive the more expensive it gets.
Thought your dad builds hot rods?

You can do a pretty darn good brake job for under $100 (not counting needing new rotors if you can't turn them because you have been driving on worn out brakes too long).

You have a Camera, if you got tools I'm sure the PBB can talk you though a brake job.

Originally posted by FourBanger
Ugh. Hope the rotors are okay. I popped the center cap off someone's Malibu in the parking lot at work, and you need to take the hub apart to change rotors.

I will never understand WTF the engineers were thinking when they designed this.

And Jaluhn, I don't normally get the cheapest brake stuff either, but if money were no object, don't you think she'd have gotten them fixed by Midas or Car-X?

I've used the Albany pads before, they're okay. Just don't take them to a road track and expect them to stay together.

The rotors just slide off.. but you gotta have a big-ass tor-x to get the caliper bracket off first.. no big deal but i usually break one or two of them per side (the tool, not the bolt)..

So, take caliper off bracket, take bracket off knuckle, swap rotors (might need BFH to brake the rust..) put braket back on, push caliper piston back in, put caliper (and new pads) back on, and your done.. There hasn't been a FWD chevy made that you have to undo the bearings (they're unitized anyways) to get the rotor off..

Originally posted by ImNotRight


The rotors just slide off.. but you gotta have a big-ass tor-x to get the caliper bracket off first.. no big deal but i usually break one or two of them per side (the tool, not the bolt)..

So, take caliper off bracket, take bracket off knuckle, swap rotors (might need BFH to brake the rust..) put braket back on, push caliper piston back in, put caliper (and new pads) back on, and your done.. There hasn't been a FWD chevy made that you have to undo the bearings (they're unitized anyways) to get the rotor off..

False Statement.

You have to split the hub to remove the rotor from a Chevy/Geo Sprint.

The username fits.

My question here is...I thought you posed off me like 2 months ago and bought a REAL car??? By the way, I'll take some pics of my beauty tonight so you can finally see it.:flipoff2:

Originally posted by Entropy


False Statement.

You have to split the hub to remove the rotor from a Chevy/Geo Sprint.

The username fits.

Sorry, rereading it i noticed i missed the key part.. "since the early 90's. " is supposed to be in there somewheres..

Originally posted by ImNotRight
The rotors just slide off.. but you gotta have a big-ass tor-x to get the caliper bracket off first.. no big deal but i usually break one or two of them per side (the tool, not the bolt)..


Ah, well, it sure looked like the kind you have to take apart at 1am in a pretty dark parking lot. :flipoff2:

I don't know WTF they were thinking with the Torx bolts, either.

Okay guys, first time on the BB since thursday...

Anyone willing to help me out tomorrow?? I'll come to you or you to me, either way. I just really really need this done soon...
530-908-2435

Thanks!!

Oh, TIE, you have to offer BEER. :p