Keith's '02 Protege ES Worklog

[89BG 323]

good stuff man. how much did that run ya?

[Sleezer1533]

For the two front rotors, they are generic ebay drilled and slotted, which were about $75 shipped (initially I was not consitering the generic ebay ones, but Ive been talking to many people who have been running ebay cheapo rotors for a long time with no problems, so I figured for that price it cant hurt to try em out.)

For the EBC greenstuff I picked em up on ebay as well for about $85

So about $160ish to replace the whole front end (rotors and pads)

[89BG 323]

that... actually... isnt too bad.

[Sleezer1533]

I know I thought I was going to be shelling out much more, if I had gone with name brand rotors it def. would have kicked the price up. But given that Im a broke college student right now, Im happy that I can get the brakes replaced for such a reasonable amount

[Sleezer1533]

So got the brakes all done this evening

OLD:





NEW:






Couple things I have a question with. Is it normal for the passengers side pads to have metal clip thingys on them and not on the driver side? Also, the passengers side caliper after the new pads were installed slid on the rotor like a bitch, I didnt think it was going to fit but I got it to shove on after a little while, is this bad?

Ill work on fixing the exhaust rattle later in the week, as well as a few little things like a wash lol

[FE3-323]

both sides should have the metal thingy's

[jinx]

both sides should have the metal thingy's

You mean the shims?

[Sleezer1533]

Nah there is like a small metal tab on two of the pads facing outward. Since i started with the drivers side and the OEM ones had none I thought it was just a difference with the EBC ones. But then when I took off the passengers side ones, both pads had em... so I put the EBC ones in like that.

Ill pick through the trash in the garage and take a pick on the OEM ones of what Im talking about...

EDIT::
These are the tabs Im talking about:
The two on the left were both on the passengers side



The brakes were on the car when I bought it used, please tell me that they were supposed ot be this way and that someone didint put the old ones on wrong

[Pox]

Previous owner must of mixed the pads up. There should be on of those on each side. They hit the rotor and squeak to let ya know your pads are dead.


edit: How stuff works.

[89BG 323]

^+1
3 internets for you. lol.

[Sleezer1533]

Hmmm well I put the new ones on like the old ones came off. Will it be bad to swap em now that ive driven on the new ones a little bit?

[89BG 323]

nah. its all brand new stuff, so it should be pretty even wear all around.

[Sleezer1533]

Alright, looks like Ill swap em tomorrow after work then

[Sleezer1533]

Need some help::

Spent some time in the garage earlier to fix the "exhaust" rattle Ive been having. A little history: after I replaced my alternator (about 2 weeks ago?) my car developed a rattle that I assumed was the exhaust. I have an automatic transmition and if Im at a stop in drive the ting rattles like a bitch but if I put the car into neutral or park the rattle goes away.
So first I put the car in drive with the e-brake cranked and got underneath and could tell the rattle wasnt coming form the exhaust. I jacked the car up and inspected everywhere I could but could not locate the source of the rattle.
I noticed that with the hood closed the rattle seems to be coming from the front bumper area. When the hood is open it seems to be coming form under the engine somewhere.

Could this be a symptom of a bad motor or transmition mount?

I took a quick vid. I noticed that if I pushed on the head of the engine the rattle got a little louder so this is what the video is showing. Turn your volume up a little to be able to hear it, you can also hear it better toward the end. I apologize for the crappy quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qk8hnJtp24

[FE3-323]

that sounds symptomatic of a mount/bolt lose