DIY - Front Brakes and Rotors 2000 Infiniti I30

This is a DIY on how to replace front brakes and rotors on a 2000 Infiniti I30

 

 

First you remove the two bolts holding the caliper to the caliper bracket , Using a screw driver if needed to help pry the parts apart gently

 

 

Once you remove the caliper hang it some where safe where it will not fall and brake the line

 

Then you can remove the two bolts holding the bracket to the spindle

 

 

Then with a brake caliper tool push the cylinder back - Make sure you unscrew but do not remove the brake master cylinder cap so that when you push the fluid back it will be easier - Do not leave the cap off cause brake fluid will absorb moisture .

 

 

It is recommended to replace the hardware kit an do a brake flush - If your not replacing the rotors then have them resurface - If you haven't done a brake flush this is the perfect time to do so .

 



 

Once you have completed everything then you can put everything back together , Test brakes before starting the vehicle.

 

 

 

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DIY - Basic Metal Brake Line Bending & Replacement

This is just a basic metal brake line replacement DIY to help you in case your brake line , fuel line or A/C line break by the nut and it needs a full replacement . They do not sell these lines preshape unless through dealership if manufacture specification call for it or else they come straight . Always remember to measure your line and purchase a slight longer because of bending shrinks the size .                     

All you need is a mini bending tube tool but they do sell other ones . Make sure you bring your line with the ends because there are different sizes and there is no real way to search your vehicles in a auto parts store , The lines are sold as individuals .

In this case it was the brake line to the rubber line and the wheel cylinder . Once you remove the brake line cap it off so it stops leaking and that air doesn't settle in and create moister , because brake fluid should not be expose to air because it will contaminate it and ruin the inside of your brake system .

There are many ways you can use this tool , Even the inside circle can be use to bend around tight corners .

You can do two ways of bending your lines you can try to copy the exact line while its out or in my case I decided to free hand it and  make it where it better suited me . Because sometimes if you re modify it you can put it where its not rubbing in anything or out of the way so when you come back to repair something its not in your way . What I did was I copied the first bend coming from the tightest area where the wheel cylinder is .

I screwed in the wheel cylinder side and by eye I made a mental route of how I would like the brake line to follow . I would put the wheel cylinder side on take it off to bend put it back and take it off to re bend . You can bend with the one side connected but if you have time and are not in a rush its better to do it right cause the objective is not to kink the line you have to have even flow by bending .

Make sure before you put the line back on that you blow air through the line to remove any dirt before you finally tighten it down . Once you completed the brake line you must bleed the line until all the air comes out and you must do a full recycle of fluid because the air can be near the proportional valve . Then if you want might as well bleed the whole system .

DIY Brake Master Cylinder Corolla 93 - 97

This DIY is for the Brake Master Cylinder only .


As you can see some Brake Master Cylinder come with the plastic container and some don't . In a situation where you don't then you reuse the same container . There is a small phillips screw holding it in place .

First thing you do is to remove the brake lines from the master cylinder .

Then you unplug the brake light warning switch plug .

Then you can remove the 3 nuts holding the master cylinder to the power booster and there you have it , You have removed the master cylinder . Then after bench bleeding you can put it back on the same way you took it off . If necessary you can bleed the lines so that you have new brake fluid and secure you don't have any air in the lines .

Bench bleeding is simple . Your master cylinder comes with the parts to bleed it . If you don't have a bench you can attach it back to the power booster and have some one inside the vehicle slightly pressing on the brakes till you don't see it bubbling anymore . Master cylinder comes with bench bleeding instructions so put them in a area where the paper won't get brake fluid on it .