$350 And 2 Days Down Time.....

[R W]

I just finished up replacing the brakes on my Chevy Express 2500, and it cost me $350 and my labor, plus the down time. I don't have a back-up TM, so either way, the truck would have been out of commision while a mechanic replaced the brakes.

Here's what I had......

$50 for 1 new rotor
$120 for a caliper bracket and the floating pins (dealer only part for rear disc....the front was available at the part store)
$60 for the rear pads (ceramic)
$45 for 3 rotors turned
$60 for the front pads (ceramic)
$15 for hardware

So.....in addition to keeping your TM and equipment running, don't forget the maintainence for your van.

I had planned for Friday downtime, and left Saturday open for the "flexible" custys. It feels good to be able to "wrench" again, but I think leaving it to the proffesionals is the best bet.

 

[Willy P]

I've found that the severe service pads from NAPA seem to outlast others on the market almost twice as long. Doesn't hurt that my bro in law works there and I get jobber pricing....

 

[R W]

I've found that the severe service pads from NAPA seem to outlast others on the market almost twice as long. Doesn't hurt that my bro in law works there and I get jobber pricing....

Yeah, Willy. I was just going to throw regular generic pads on, but opted for the ceramics that come standard on the van. Hey, I got over 70,000 miles out of the originals....would have lasted a bit longer if that caliper pin didn't freeze up on me. can't complain....

 

[Duane Oxley]

Pads... or rotors.

One is gonna yield to the other.

Get heavy duty pads and you'll be replacing rotors more often.

Get standard pads and you'll be replacing them m ore often.

Name yer poison.

 

[ACE]

Lol I thought the post was about an IICRC class. I think I would have paid the extra $200 had someone else do it and take 1 day down time relaxing.

 

[Doug Cox]

2 Days of down time? Disc brakes all around sounds like a few hours at best to me.

 

[R W]

2 Days of down time? Disc brakes all around sounds like a few hours at best to me.

Well, it was just a few hours labor wise, but running around fetchin' the parts, especially the caliper bracket at a Chevy dealer, plus my wife needed the car all day so I had to beg for rides from my sons who were busy also, plus it takes a few hours to get the rotors turned, since there are very few auto stores that will turn rotors anymore. Oh, and since I don't do brakes everyday, I took my time to do it right.

I got it done, and they will probably outlast the life of the van.