Front Brake questions, 06 4.3 Silverado with rear drums
July 14th, 2010, 11:10 PM
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Front Brake questions, 06 4.3 Silverado with rear drums
I'm going to be changing the front brakes on my 2006 4.3 Silverado and I have a few quick questions.
To compress the caliper piston do I need the screw down compressor or will a C-Clamp work fine?
What are the torque specs for the lug nuts and caliper slide pins also caliper mount bolts?
To compress the caliper piston do I need the screw down compressor or will a C-Clamp work fine?
What are the torque specs for the lug nuts and caliper slide pins also caliper mount bolts?
July 15th, 2010, 9:28 AM
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Bleed the calipers first. the reason is that you don't want to force any contaminated fluid back into the ABS system.
You can compress them with a C-clamp.
The wheel lug nuts are torqued @ 140 lbs. I will have to look up the others...
You can compress them with a C-clamp.
The wheel lug nuts are torqued @ 140 lbs. I will have to look up the others...
July 17th, 2010, 7:31 PM
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be careful while compressing the pistons, its a double piston and they have to both be compressed at the same time. so if you use a c-clamp, be sure to use an old brake pad to rest against the pistons. there is also a brake piston compress tool you can buy for like $10 thats a screw in style... works very well. totally worth the money
Use a C-clamp....or put something flat(the old brake pad) over the piston and push really hard, it won't move fast, but isn't too hard to push by hand if you have to.
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