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post Jan 24, 2014 - 2:20 PM
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Hey folks,

So when I last took my GT-Four to get my new wheels (to a performance garage), the mechanic told me one of my front calipers was seized, and my rotors were not in the best condition (pads looked new though).

I've gone ahead and bought replacement rotors and received my caliper rebuild set in the mail today, but I'm not quite sure whether this is a task I should do on my own with my limited mechanical experience, especially working on something critical like the brakes.

I've phoned the garage, and they've quoted me 4~5hrs of labour.

I've also looked around the web to see some FAQs and have found these two DIYs:
GT4dc.co.uk
GT4OC.net

Now the question comes to this, should I save myself $350 in cash and attempt this on my own, or get it professionally done?

The part I'm most unsure about (since I've never done it before) is working with the brake-line (bleeding and such).
What will be the most difficult & critical part if I decide to do this task myself in my own garage?

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post Feb 11, 2014 - 11:48 PM
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I've had to search high and low on rotor replacement and caliper rebuilding. My original post has the two threads that I originally read and decided to do this on my own. I also watched a bunch of YouTube (Eric the Car Guy's) vids for additional info. I wish I took more pics along the way, as I'd write my own DIY, but didn't really thing of it.

My next problem is this: My first rotor (Front left) came off no problem, and my other 3 rotors are rusted on. I was able to remove the front right, but the garage is too dark for me to rebuild the caliper at the moment, so I moved onto the rear rotors. I attempted to remove my rear left rotor, which was rusted, so I banged on it with a mallot to get it loose. But now, it seems to be catching on something that I cannot pull it off. I'm afraid that it may have something to do with my ebrake which is fully disengaged in the car. Is there anything I need to do in order, such as adjust something in the ebrake adjustment hole on the rear rotors to be able to pull it off, or should it just simply slide off?

According to this site, the rear rotor should simply come off, but it isn't going so smoothly for me.

Posts in this topic
- Jeebus   ST205 - Replacing all 4 rotors & front caliper rebuild   Jan 24, 2014 - 2:20 PM
- - Tigawoods   It isnt too difficult of a process. If you are d...   Jan 24, 2014 - 3:42 PM
- - playr158   you don't need an air compressor to remove the...   Jan 24, 2014 - 4:53 PM
- - Jeebus   Unfortunately no HF in Canadia. I'll go check ...   Jan 24, 2014 - 5:39 PM
- - Tigawoods   QUOTE (playr158 @ Jan 24, 2014 - 4:5...   Jan 24, 2014 - 6:05 PM
- - Jeebus   Looking at those links, what would make a piston u...   Jan 24, 2014 - 6:46 PM
- - nsxtypeR   If they are rusty, replace them. Sanding them wont...   Jan 25, 2014 - 10:51 AM
- - playr158   QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Jan 24, 2014 - 6...   Jan 25, 2014 - 11:51 AM
- - Jeebus   Quick question: I just discovered that I already ...   Feb 11, 2014 - 12:12 AM
- - 3WayStunna   I usually take the lines and stick them in bottles...   Feb 11, 2014 - 6:25 AM
- - Tigawoods   bottle the lines. ^ Brake fluid is super corrosiv...   Feb 11, 2014 - 7:10 AM
- - VavAlephVav   I have always opted to buy remanufactured calipers...   Feb 11, 2014 - 11:06 AM
- - playr158   QUOTE (VavAlephVav @ Feb 11, 2014 - 11...   Feb 11, 2014 - 3:33 PM
|- - Jeebus   QUOTE (playr158 @ Feb 11, 2014 - 4:3...   Feb 11, 2014 - 7:39 PM
- - VavAlephVav   I should of known that the gt4 would have some per...   Feb 11, 2014 - 10:31 PM
- - Tigawoods   I would take all the calipers off and rebuild them...   Feb 11, 2014 - 11:05 PM
- - Jeebus   I've had to search high and low on rotor repla...   Feb 11, 2014 - 11:48 PM
- - njccmd2002   lol. to remove the rear rotor, granted the e brak...   Feb 12, 2014 - 12:41 AM
|- - Jeebus   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Feb 12, 2014 - 1...   Feb 12, 2014 - 1:12 AM
- - VavAlephVav   ya ive found that once you adjust the cable inside...   Feb 12, 2014 - 2:54 AM
- - Jeebus   Here it is, pics from the front right caliper rebu...   Feb 13, 2014 - 2:31 PM
- - VavAlephVav   Awesome!   Feb 14, 2014 - 12:23 AM


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