Installing New Pads and Rotors

delphis · Post by **delphis** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:14 pm

How easy is it to do on a 2000 lanos and are there any special tools required to do this job?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:21 pm

you need some big allen wrenches... but that's all (12mm i think)

you take the lugs off

take the caliper apart (pads out and then off the car)

take retaining screw out of rotor

and there ya go

delphis · Post by **delphis** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:27 pm

so is it actually difficult to remove the rotor and the put the new one back on? and it is only one retaining screw that holds on the rotors?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:32 pm

that is correct... one screw

delphis · Post by **delphis** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:38 pm

now this one screw isn't hidden behind something so I can't get to it correct? and the caliper disassembly is fairly idiot proof correct?

I hope it doesn't rain on saturday so I can knock this out.

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:55 pm

the caliper disassembly is easy...

and yes, the screw is in plain sight... can't miss it!

hey delphis, check out the general post section for a manual for the lanos. that will tell you everything you ever wanted to know

delphis · Post by **delphis** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:56 pm

awesome thanks kenny! I didn't know that it was posted in there!!!!!!

BosnianLanos · Post by **BosnianLanos** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:39 pm

Just be careful when you are taking apart the caliper that you don't allow all of your brake fluid drain out.

It will give you really strange brake feel... or lack thereof.

Also be careful that none of it gets on your hands or paint. It could get ugly.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:29 am

check the how to section... their are two articles about the rotor replacment and another for the pad replacment.

MMamdouh

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:55 pm

I believe I did a write up on how to do this a year or two ago