My son and I just did the brakes on his 2010 Silverado and here are a few comments on the stuff they don't mention in the You Tube videos. ( I'm talking to you 1-A Autoparts, )
Firstly, most off us don't own a hoist. We decided to use a floor jack and stands under the jack points below the frame beneath the front door area. We placed a second set of stands under the front cross member for 100% redundancy. The truck was purchased about four years ago from a utility company. We live in an area with rust. The first photo shows the rusty condition including that little rusty screw with the Torx 30 head, holding the disc to the hub. If you're lucky and the brakes might have been done by a mechanic who threw the screw in the garbage, great. If not, it's there.....waiting for you.
We sprayed the screw with penetrant with no success, then heated it up with a propane torch ( no acetylene torch handy), then we simply drilled out the head of the screw with 3/8 inch drill bit. We had to knock the disc with rubber hammer to loosen it up. The brake pads were toast. We replaced the rotors and pads with OE Plus equipment from Canadian Tire. Everything fit perfectly. The two pads on each wheel are not identical so look them over. All went well and we were driving it about fours after we started. Enjoy.
Firstly, most off us don't own a hoist. We decided to use a floor jack and stands under the jack points below the frame beneath the front door area. We placed a second set of stands under the front cross member for 100% redundancy. The truck was purchased about four years ago from a utility company. We live in an area with rust. The first photo shows the rusty condition including that little rusty screw with the Torx 30 head, holding the disc to the hub. If you're lucky and the brakes might have been done by a mechanic who threw the screw in the garbage, great. If not, it's there.....waiting for you.
We sprayed the screw with penetrant with no success, then heated it up with a propane torch ( no acetylene torch handy), then we simply drilled out the head of the screw with 3/8 inch drill bit. We had to knock the disc with rubber hammer to loosen it up. The brake pads were toast. We replaced the rotors and pads with OE Plus equipment from Canadian Tire. Everything fit perfectly. The two pads on each wheel are not identical so look them over. All went well and we were driving it about fours after we started. Enjoy.
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