Windsor Auto Repair

This is the second post about why paying for a brake job can save you money and a lot of time and frustration. Click here to be routed to the previous post. Now we're discussing installation of the new brakes. Not all brakes are created equal and you'll want to be experienced with your specific style of braking system before you attempt replacement of the pads & rotors. Especially for European setups. In the following picture, we're showing a special tool required to compress the caliper piston on a Mini disc brake caliper. Unlike most, this piston spins as it compresses so it requires a tool that maintains pressure while you spin the piston. There's another $50 for the manual tool and $150 for the pneumatic one. The next two steps hardly ever happen at home but are commonplace in a professional garage: rust removal and lubrica ... read more

You are in the middle of rotating your tires. You take a quick look at the rotors and see this: Great! Now it's time to make a trip the garage. Wait a minute; why should I pay for a brake job? Have you ever wondered this? It can cost 2-3 times as much to have a shop do what you might be able to do for yourself. My goal in this post is to show how twice the cost will equal quadruple the value for you. To start, I'd like to introduce a list of the “steps of the brake job.” Since we're located in a very rusty area in the Northeast, I'm assuming a pretty rough set of brakes and a job with pads & rotors replacement. 1. Measuring brake thickness 2. Removing the wheel 3. Releasing pressure on the brake pads 4. Removing the caliper 5. Removing the brake pads 6. Removing the rotor 7. Lubrication 8. Installation I know I broke that section down “barney-style” but my first point is that not every ... read more