Hey, new driver, new problems

[93cuttysupreme]

Hey guys, I'm Brian, Kevins (93CutlassSupreme) brother. He moved on and his car got passed on to me. I met a few of you at a meet a kensnition metro park. If you don't rember, the cutty had the red bow tie on the rear window, witch i happly took off. I would like to add i am not as pickey and i am happy to have a car.

The bad news. Going down the road this asshole slams on the breaks, so i have to also. all of a sudden, my foots on the floor and a crap load of white smoke comes from the back. I drive home with NO breaks what so ever, and pull into the driveway and get a jack. The mecaniac that fixed the air cross threded a lug nut and we break the stud getting it off. We take the wheel off and find out its a blown caliper.

So the questions i have are

1. How much of a bitch is it to replace the rear calipers?

2. if i take it to a mecaniac, about how much is it goint to be for 2 calipers, and the stud?

3. last, can you just replace one rear stud, or do you need a whole new hub? I know for a front you can just replace one from experence.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

p.s. It's a 93 cutlass supreme SL, with ABS if that matters.

[jeremy]

the cutty had the red bow tie on the rear window, witch i happly took off.

 

 

glad to hear it came of ....replacing rear calipers isn't very difficult at all, you should be able to do yourself. If you take it to a mechanic you will probably spend at least a couple hundred bucks.

 

PS - Welcome to the board and I moved this to the "brakes" section

[93cuttysupreme]

Ahh yes, I think I met you jeremy, and slick94prix also. thats all I rember. Thanks for moving it. That sticker just did not want to come off, I used like 4 razor blades, 2 cans of lighter fluid and about an hour!

[GP1138]

A W-Body legacy!

 

Are the brakes really that bad??

[White93z34]

i drove your car once i never thought the brakes were that bad myself....

 

so to answer your question, its not too bad a job, i think i've done it 3-5 times now :x

[93cuttysupreme]

i drove your car once i never thought the brakes were that bad myself....

 

so to answer your question, its not too bad a job, i think i've done it 3-5 times now :x

 

So thats why it was parked in a differentt spot!

 

Any idea if i can just replace a stud or do i need a whole new hub?

[GP1138]

i drove your car once i never thought the brakes were that bad myself....

 

so to answer your question, its not too bad a job, i think i've done it 3-5 times now :x

 

So thats why it was parked in a differentt spot!

 

Any idea if i can just replace a stud or do i need a whole new hub?

 

You can replace individual studs, it's a bitch, but it's definitely possible.

[93cuttysupreme]

Pulled the wheel off again and found another poblem.

http://edit.imagestation.com/pixami/ImageServer.psp?Cmd=DoOperation&ID=VECL41BC73CH&Operation=rotateCW&Args=&width=365&height=365&Pad=ffffff&tm=1119719360770

Im guessing thats not the spot that shot break fluid all over the place. :shock:

[5speedz34]

Why don't you ask Kevin to help you out?

[pwmin]

replace all the studs while youre at itl

[93cuttysupreme]

Why don't you ask Kevin to help you out?

 

He moved out and we really don't communicate anymore. I would rather just do it with my dad or something anyways.

[93cuttysupreme]

Me and my dad fixed it today. The hardest part was the damn stud. We broke 2 C-clamps. 1 hammer, and almost my thumb. Total time was about 4 hours, with one at murries trying to figgure out the difference between a 40 dollar caliper and a 80 dollar one. Turns out the 80 dollar one includes the 2 mounting bolts. 40 dollar bolts? Yeah right! We tried bleading the breaks but never really got a steady streme of fluid out of the bolt, so we test drove slowly around the block. It stoped like i never has before. Awsome power. Should I be worried about not having a steady streme?

[1990lumina]

I think you will want to have a steady stream...if any air gets trapped in the system you could lose some power, (and the pedal will go closer to the floor) but should still have brakes.

[93cuttysupreme]

Thats the thing that confused my, It stopped better that it ever did.

[jeremy]

glad to hear you got it fixed..

[93cuttysupreme]

I was talkinf to my negibor who is a mecanic, and he sad wth ABS, there is a certen sequence you are suppose to bleed the breaks. Is this correct or no? What is that seqence?