Changing Brake Pads for the first time. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

vincelive123 · 09-20-2016, 02:55 AM

I got some new OEM brake pads for the fronts as a gift. MY question is, can I just swing the caliper up and just do a remove and replace procedure for the pads? or do I have to flush the brake fluid also?

churchx · 09-20-2016, 03:29 AM

No need to flush just for pad exchange. Try some DIY guide from this forum, for example this. It includes fluid change, which you can omit.
BTW, do you need to change pads already? Are previous ones worn down?

vincelive123 · 09-20-2016, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by churchx

No need to flush just for pad exchange. Try some DIY guide from this forum, for example this. It includes fluid change, which you can omit.
BTW, do you need to change pads already? Are previous ones worn down?

i just passed 40k miles........... car is in the shop for rocket bunny kit so i cant check the pads just yet...-__-

strat61caster · 09-20-2016, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by vincelive123

i just passed 40k miles........... car is in the shop for rocket bunny kit so i cant check the pads just yet...-__-

Well, worst case you still have lots of life on the pads and the new ones sit on the shelf for a few months, it's not like they will go bad anytime soon.

finch1750 · 09-20-2016, 01:50 PM

Yeah, I would check them. My OEM pads got swapped at 35k and had around half their life left still.

churchx · 09-20-2016, 03:40 PM

I did bad thing and tracked OEM pads. Changed them at 15K miles

. Most probably would last waay longer then that if daily driven only, but where is fun in that?

go_a_way1 · 09-20-2016, 03:42 PM

You should have bought a BBK before the rocketbunny

vincelive123 · 09-22-2016, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by go_a_way1

You should have bought a BBK before the rocketbunny

BBK exhaust?

go_a_way1 · 09-22-2016, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by vincelive123

BBK exhaust?

Big Brake Kit

NyC Zn6 · 09-22-2016, 04:21 PM

BBK exhaust

vincelive123 · 09-22-2016, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by NyC Zn6

BBK exhaust

BBK is a shop that specializes in exhaust here in Southern California for American cars by my cousins house, that's why I thought of it. Lol

PeterFRS · 09-22-2016, 11:26 PM

True.. I checked mine since they squeaked at 40k miles, or 64k kms
and was quiet surprised to find that they have 50%+ left still..
so just flushed the brake fluids..

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churchx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2014 GT86 Location: Latvia, Riga Posts: 4,334 Thanks: 698 Thanked 2,086 Times in 1,436 Posts Mentioned: 53 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	No need to flush just for pad exchange. Try some DIY guide from this forum, for example this. It includes fluid change, which you can omit. BTW, do you need to change pads already? Are previous ones worn down?

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