I have a 2000 V6 with an auto. I saw a kit offered by Stainless Steel Brake Corporation to convert the stock rotors to slotted rotors and it comes with Hawk high perforance pads. My question is this. What all is involved with swapping out the rotors. I know that I would need to remove the caliper to even get to the rotor but do I have to worry about removing bearings and all and if so can I do this in my garage without any specialized tools? Sorry this question is so long.

 

All you have to do is unbolt your caliper off the caliper braket. Then unbolt the caliper bracket and just pull the rotors off. Just slide the new pads in the bracket and pop the new rotor on. You don't need any special tools at all except maybe a torque stick if you want to keep everything tightened right. I would torque the braket down to 65ft.lb. and the calliper at 25ft lb. Most american cars are this way.

 

it is fairy easy, but is a pain in the *** at the same time

 

you will be swapping in a new set of baerings . Pending that the new rotor has the bareing races installed you should not need a tool for that . How ever if they are not installed the toool is fairly cheap and you should buy a set (this is going to come up again) . A bearing grease packer is nice to have but can be done by hand . this kit should come with all hardware for mounting the rotor

Can you post a link to this part so we can take a look at it and see if thare is aney other related stuf you might need

 

Here is the link to the kit if anyone is interested
http://www.stainlesssteelbrakes.com/...tang&year=2000

 

what the hell was I thinking the bearings are in the hub in the 2K's . never mind the last post . it ant mutch more than pulling the callapers . then pad slap and your done ETC 1hr. 26min. no special tools

 

So I won't worry about bearings it's just off with the old rotor on with the new then new pads and off we go?

 

yep have fun

 

Unlike fords of the past, you don't need any specialized (torx bits) tools. If you can remove the caliper and caliper bracker then you can remove the rotors. As fats pointed out, the bearings are in the hub assembly, not the rotor. The only thing you might need to push the caliper pistons back into the calipers is a C-clamp. Approximate time from jacking-up the car until you drop the tires back down to the ground...1hr 30 mintues.

What you'll need after you get the tires off:
1/2" drive rachet, 6" extension, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm sockets (not certain if the 10 is required), C-clamp, brake parts cleaner spray, and anti-squeal if the pads you bought do not already have the shim attached.

Hopefully the anti-squeal shim is press-fit onto the back of the pad, if you have to stick them on, use the anti-squeal. The stick on shims tend to slide off the pad when they heat up and can cause some god-awful noise.

Have fun!

 

Hey thanks for the help everyone I yanked one of the calipers off this weekend just to see if this project is something I really want to tackle and it's no problem