Saturday, June 4, 2011

Changing car brakes, change brake oil too?

Im having my front disc brakes changed on my 1992 toyota paseo. When they charge 150 dollars for parts and labor, does this mean that they also fill your car with new brake fluid, or do theyuse the same one already in it.|||Changing pads doesn%26#039;t lose any brake fluid. But if the pads are worn, putting new pads on will change the most recent orientation of the pistons. It%26#039;s a good idea to bleed the brakes a bit, just to get rid of the bit of fluid closest to the cylinders.





Ask the shop if they%26#039;ll bleed the brakes for you after they put on new pads.





This is also a good time to put a micrometer on the brake discs to make sure they%26#039;re not too thin and to take this opportunity to true them. This requires a bit of machining and some skill. See if this is included in the price.|||No, thats not included in the price. 150 dollars is dirt cheap, i paid triple that in the UK for new brakes.|||That does not include changing the brake fluid. You%26#039;d only need to do that if the fluid was bad for some unlikely reason, like contamination.