I finally did my own break job

[bamafutbal]

took around 3 hours to change front and back pads (centrix ceramic) and 2 front centrix rotors on my 07 ltz tahoe.
still have a few questions, is this cracked cover ok (second pic), rears did not have it
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By bamafutbal, shot with DMC-TZ5 at 2010-03-27
and old pad off the front
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By bamafutbal, shot with DMC-TZ5 at 2010-03-27
at first glance, not much difference, but the inside thickness is much greater on the centrix

By bamafutbal, shot with DMC-TZ5 at 2010-03-27
broken up cover

By bamafutbal, shot with DMC-TZ5 at 2010-03-27
new pads are a little thicker

By bamafutbal, shot with DMC-TZ5 at 2010-03-27
do not like all this corrosion and breakdown, will have to change rear rotors soon

By bamafutbal, shot with DMC-TZ5 at 2010-03-27
took some effort to get the little rubber lip to settle down

By bamafutbal, shot with DMC-TZ5 at 2010-03-27
new rear pads

By bamafutbal, shot with DMC-TZ5 at 2010-03-27
another pic of the rust

By bamafutbal, shot with DMC-TZ5 at 2010-03-27
pic of a new pad on outside and old pad on inside before it was changed

By bamafutbal, shot with DMC-TZ5 at 2010-03-27

glad its finished, i will say that i am going to order new rotors next week and will have a local brake shop put them own. kind of like swallowing the tekillya worm, once is enough!

 

[llllljrlllll]

what year is your hoe, I plan on changing my brakes soon. I've done it to my civic, but never to my tahoe 07, Did you need any special tool to push in the piston?

 

[1dopeHoe]

what year is your hoe, I plan on changing my brakes soon. I've done it to my civic, but never to my tahoe 07, Did you need any special tool to push in the piston?

No, just a c-clamp and the old pads.

 

[BC Lightning]

Just did my brakes on my Hoe too!!!

Like said above, nothing special, just a c-clamp

I took my calipers off and painted them with caliper paint too

 

[llllljrlllll]

Just did my brakes on my Hoe too!!!

Like said above, nothing special, just a c-clamp

I took my calipers off and painted them with caliper paint too

Thanks 1dopeHoe and BC Lightning for answering the question. I'll try to see if i can do a tutorial on how to do it.

 

[InTruckDesign]

That cracked "cover" is the back of your stock pad. Due to corrosion it must have seperated from the pad and same corrosion held it to the 2 pistons...take it off and then install new pads.

 

[bamafutbal]

is there any value to the rotors, are they scrap metal or do i just throw them in the can. my 07 tahoe brakes so smoothly now, even in the rain today, braking was great. yes the c clamp, a hammer, and a couple of various size wrenches, is all that is needed and of course advise from the site and watching a youtube video on changing brakes

 

[nytahoe]

and the torks bit to take the rotor off

 

[bamafutbal]

and yes you need a very small tork (didn't even know its name, i always called it a star looking thingy that fits inside of your little screwdriver socket)