A good friend asked if I could replace the front brakes on his 98 GMC 4x4 pickup. I've done front disk brakes several times before so I said sure. I have never worked on a 4x4 chevy but wouldn't it pretty much be the same as a FWD car? Does anyone have any experience or know of anything to look out for while doing this job? After all, it is a chebby

 

Any good GM oriented tool set should contain a big f'kin' hammer, the biggest, gnarliest prybar you can find, and a lot of harsh language.

And yes, the front brakes are just like a front wheel drive car, or a four wheel drive '97+ F150.

 

easy to work on. should be 2 bolts and the caliper comes off

 

A lot of people are going to be reading this title twice.

 

What do you mean JBMX?

 

Just be sure to use a wood block when compresing the piston with a clamp.
There nothing like breaking something in a moment of stupidity
Yes I broke one once, just once and I'll never live it down

 

 

If you just skim over it it looks like chubby.


Mc, disc brakes are disc brakes. But, its a Chevy. Best way to fix it is 3-4 gallons of diesel, and a lighter.

 

I use those old brake pad that is still loaded in the caliper... just get my c-clamp and compress it evenly.

If it's got rear discs, it might need a Rubik's Cube... unless it's drums, then just clean it out well for him. It might need new adjuster springs as well. Depends on where it's been driven...

But other than that, it's pretty much the same.

As always, be careful!

 

take it to a junkyard. the "mechanics" there will take care of it

 

Thanks guys.

I drove to his house and looked at them. Underneath that thing is CLEAN! I'll let ya'll know how it goes. On a side note, one thing I like about some GM vehicles is that they have a rubber boot around the caliper bolts. This helps it keep dirt out. On another side note, i'm not such an anti-chevy guy. I've seen a lot of older high mileage ones around. But don't get me started on dodges

 

I don't get what you mean when you say "caliper bolts." Are you talking about the slide pins? Cause my truck has rubber boots over those...

 

I've got an old Doge Caravan, delivery van, I just simply can't gripe about it.
The Pt cruiser, Ok.
The Chebby, it stinks

 

Well, it's kinda hard to explain. When I remove that bolt, and put the new pads in, the bolt head will be more even with the top of the rubber tube. I know what you mean by the slide pins having a rubber boot over them, i've never seen any vehicle that didn't.

Hell I don't know. I think it's really the same thing it just looks/works a little different. I was under the impression that the rubber tube kept dirt/grime away from the bolt head so it was easier to remove when needed.

 

disc brakes are disc brakes.

remember there was a recall for the parking brake on 99-06 trucks not having enough adjustment in the mechanism to allow for full parking brake pad wear.