Brake pads do it yourself?

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Anyone done a brake pad change on thier H3?
Please comment on any lessons learned or roadblocks encounterd.
Thanks

[fourfourto]

I just did the front pads at 60k.
You take off the wheel,unclip the clips and pop the pads in like toast and your done.
I didnt cut the rotors.
Back pads still look great.

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442,
Thanks for that...
My next rotation planning on changing fronts. A question on your rotor conditions. Did you find any scoring or do any polishing at all during your pad change out, to the rotors?

Originally Posted by fourfourto

I just did the front pads at 60k.
You take off the wheel,unclip the clips and pop the pads in like toast and your done.
I didnt cut the rotors.
Back pads still look great.

[fourfourto]

My rotors were good,If they look good leave them.
Front pads were only $25.00 at pep boys(non ceramic)
I was planning to change the rotors to aftermarket replacements at some point.

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Originally Posted by fourfourto

I just did the front pads at 60k.
You take off the wheel,unclip the clips and pop the pads in like toast and your done.
I didnt cut the rotors.
Back pads still look great.

Did you even have to take the caliper off or did the pads just unclip and slide out?

[fourfourto]

Pops right in without removing caliper

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that's awsome!

[cdmintmi]

I did mine a while back around 65K or so. Ive always been taught to have the rotors turned to max the life of pads, but if they look good should be ok. I also have a buddy that will turn all four for 20 bucks though. I took the calipers off, and it was a sinch. Im pretty sure you wheel your 3 and if you take the rotors off just make sure you use some blue loctite on the caliper bolts when you reinstall. I didnt and shook one loose on some back road in Louisianna around 11 pm. Had to have a freind tow me back to the hotel and wait two days for a 6 dollar part becuase everytime I hit the brakes the caliper would slam into the inside of the wheel. No harm done though, I figured it out pretty quick. I did find however that my rotors would not just pull off. Even tried to tap them out, but they would budge. Nifty find was that theres two threaded holes in the rotor, dont know the size but I just happened to have two screws that fit and was able to tighten them slowly and pop the rotors loose. All in all its a typical brake job just like any others Ive done, nothing you cant handle

[05roush0090]

I changed the fronts on the wifes H3 at around 60k also. I actually seen a write up somewhere but cant remember where but it is a pretty easy swap as long as you are somewhat mechanically inclined.