Hi all,

I did my first ever brake job this weekend, and thought I'd write up a DIY with pictures for it. This one is more step-by-step than the others, for the total beginner (that probably shouldn't be tackling this in the first place ha ha!)

Please share your feedback on what I've done.

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B8q3anbsPwnLMDlmM2JjMGItZDhkYi00NGJmL Tg5YTUtYzJmZDM3N2M2ZTc0&hl=en

Thanks

Informative noob is informative.

Might want to add brake fluid changing and bleeding also.

edit: There is a video on break in procedure for new pads and such if you search. Might want to put that link in or instructions.

Brake fluid changing and bleeding is still in the "too intimidating to consider" category for me ha ha! I had mine changed by the dealership two weeks ago as part of my 96,000km service.

So how bad is it that I don't have those rotor screws on one side anymore? The other side I have one in. That's all I was able to salvage.

The front rotor screws are mostly there for ease of factory assembly so I wouldn't be concerned. But you could always pick up another flat head machine screw at a hardware store. The rear rotors don't have any retention screws and are similarly help on 'only' by the lug nuts.

If you can change brake pads & rotors you can certainly bleed the brakes. Install Russell Speedbleeders and it's an even simpler one-person task.

The problem is that even drilling right through, the old screw's sides and treads are still seized into the hub holes on my passenger side. The only way to screw the rotor back on would probably be to replace the hub on that side. On the driver side I have one screw in and was able to salvage the other screw hole's tread, so I can get a second screw back on there.

You don't need those two screws, as Huey said; They're just there to hold everything in place while you assemble things. The lug nuts hold everything together after that.

Awesome, that's what I thought. Thanks guys!

Great write-up. I am going to replace my brakes soon. I have never replaced brakes on an 8 (just got mine) but have done it on another car.

What pads did you get, where did you get them. What are some of the best ones?

Brake fluid changing and bleeding is still in the "too intimidating to consider" category for me ha ha! I had mine changed by the dealership two weeks ago as part of my 96,000km service.

So how bad is it that I don't have those rotor screws on one side anymore? The other side I have one in. That's all I was able to salvage.

Bleeding Brakes is super easy a caveman can do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZpe5TBMjCQ