Brake help

cune7705 · 07-31-2007, 05:18 PM

I have had a rubbing noise coming from my rear brakes the last few days. So i took my car over to Monro to see what was wrong. They ended up telling me that my rear brakes have been sticking. So to make a long story short they said I need new calipers & pads as well as getting my rotors resurfaced. BUT they are trying to charge me $650 for the whole job! $60-resurfacing pads, $500- new rear calipers & pads plus labor, $30 - exchanging fluids, & some other bullcrap charge bringing it up to $658.05 grand total Does this sound right to you guys?

MattJ · 07-31-2007, 05:22 PM

anytime you take it to a stealership its expensive. go buy the stuff and do it yourself. its an easy job.

spike_africa · 07-31-2007, 05:31 PM

rear pads $25 at autozone. New fluide $6 at whatever parts store you like. Brake grease (very high temp stuff) is 99cents a pack and 2 packs will do the rear. Then its all just your labor. Its pretty easy to do if you have never done it you can buy a hanyes manual and read threw it first on how to remove the calipers, pads,bleeding the system etc....

Your looking at maybe $100 once you resurface the rotors,lube the rear calipers. i have a hard time seeing them being frozen as they screw out as the pad wears. A simple cleaning and relubing of the slides on the caliper i bet will fix that.

Trust me learn to do this yourself and save lots of money.

cune7705 · 07-31-2007, 05:58 PM

Well thats a hell of a relief, I should have known since Monro tried telling me it would cost $900 to put dual exhaust on my car & that was with the stock y-pipe & crappy mufflers! I have a summer job at a body shop so it shouldnt be any trouble doing it myself. & to just get this straight, you dont think I need new calipers then either?

SnTBakosFinest · 07-31-2007, 09:11 PM

you probably don't need new calipers. places like that will fill you up with so much shit to get extra cash out of you.

buy a manual, pop the tires off, and see whats up

spike_africa · 08-01-2007, 06:09 AM

I dont think you do. The rear calipers on are cars screw in and out like a nut on a bolt; so when you press the brake pedal it pushes fluide onto them and screw them out thats what gives you breaking in the rear. I dont seem them getting totaly stuck. I would do it yourself and just relube the caliper slides and do pads and get the rotors resurfaced if needed.

r3dn3ck · 08-01-2007, 08:10 AM

even if you do need new rear calipers they're stupid cheap and plentiful on the aftermarket.

Call up AM or my buddy Ken at http://www.speedconcepts.net/product...roducts_id=402 Ken's got them for 209 with pads. You use your stock caliper mounting bracket and the whole job should take you about an hour if you lag and have a beer.

Watch the brake fluid reservoir while you do the swap... don't want to let it run out of fluid.

07-31-2007, 05:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
cune7705 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 17	Brake help I have had a rubbing noise coming from my rear brakes the last few days. So i took my car over to Monro to see what was wrong. They ended up telling me that my rear brakes have been sticking. So to make a long story short they said I need new calipers & pads as well as getting my rotors resurfaced. BUT they are trying to charge me $650 for the whole job! $60-resurfacing pads, $500- new rear calipers & pads plus labor, $30 - exchanging fluids, & some other bullcrap charge bringing it up to $658.05 grand total Does this sound right to you guys?

07-31-2007, 05:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
MattJ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 10,243	anytime you take it to a stealership its expensive. go buy the stuff and do it yourself. its an easy job. __________________ 2001 Mustang GT Premium - Mineral Grey

07-31-2007, 05:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
spike_africa Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orlando,Florida Posts: 7,402	rear pads $25 at autozone. New fluide $6 at whatever parts store you like. Brake grease (very high temp stuff) is 99cents a pack and 2 packs will do the rear. Then its all just your labor. Its pretty easy to do if you have never done it you can buy a hanyes manual and read threw it first on how to remove the calipers, pads,bleeding the system etc.... Your looking at maybe $100 once you resurface the rotors,lube the rear calipers. i have a hard time seeing them being frozen as they screw out as the pad wears. A simple cleaning and relubing of the slides on the caliper i bet will fix that. Trust me learn to do this yourself and save lots of money. __________________ Dustin 2002 GT Mustang 5-Speed Drag Radials,Sprayed,Powershifted WOOO HOOOO!

08-01-2007, 06:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
spike_africa Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orlando,Florida Posts: 7,402	I dont think you do. The rear calipers on are cars screw in and out like a nut on a bolt; so when you press the brake pedal it pushes fluide onto them and screw them out thats what gives you breaking in the rear. I dont seem them getting totaly stuck. I would do it yourself and just relube the caliper slides and do pads and get the rotors resurfaced if needed. __________________ Dustin 2002 GT Mustang 5-Speed Drag Radials,Sprayed,Powershifted WOOO HOOOO!

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07-31-2007, 05:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
cune7705 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 17	Well thats a hell of a relief, I should have known since Monro tried telling me it would cost $900 to put dual exhaust on my car & that was with the stock y-pipe & crappy mufflers! I have a summer job at a body shop so it shouldnt be any trouble doing it myself. & to just get this straight, you dont think I need new calipers then either?

07-31-2007, 09:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
SnTBakosFinest Nitrous Injected 3.8 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,642	you probably don't need new calipers. places like that will fill you up with so much shit to get extra cash out of you. buy a manual, pop the tires off, and see whats up

08-01-2007, 08:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
r3dn3ck Wowbagger hates me too! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Magrathea/California Posts: 7,014	even if you do need new rear calipers they're stupid cheap and plentiful on the aftermarket. Call up AM or my buddy Ken at http://www.speedconcepts.net/product...roducts_id=402 Ken's got them for 209 with pads. You use your stock caliper mounting bracket and the whole job should take you about an hour if you lag and have a beer. Watch the brake fluid reservoir while you do the swap... don't want to let it run out of fluid.