Brake Replacement
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JB, you can check out this thread for some info http://www.g6ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1985
Whiz - how many miles do you have on your G6 that the rear pads need replacing?
I pulled my front wheels off to check the pads on my GT (2006) and they're still well over 50%. Shocking considering it's been driven mostly in town for it's 27K. So far so good. I read that some folks were having very early pad replacements, on the front at least. I haven't even looked at my rear pads, but with the fronts at over 50%, the rears should have plenty of material left.
Whiz - how many miles do you have on your G6 that the rear pads need replacing?
I pulled my front wheels off to check the pads on my GT (2006) and they're still well over 50%. Shocking considering it's been driven mostly in town for it's 27K. So far so good. I read that some folks were having very early pad replacements, on the front at least. I haven't even looked at my rear pads, but with the fronts at over 50%, the rears should have plenty of material left.
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55,000 on mine for the rear pads, you better give the rear pads a glance. I just replaced the front pads w/o checking the rear, three weeks later I hear the pads squealing in the back, WTH!
I already LMAO at this thread, thanks for pointing out my fk up
.That just goes to show you that I don't know it all
.To my own defense, I didn't know
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brake fluid too?
My car was just in the shop last week and they recommended new front and back pads and service the calipers and resurface all rotors and flush the brake fluid. Do you think I need all this? Especially the fluid? I'm at 60K miles. As far as I know, nothing has been done to the brakes at all. They're not even squeaking yet though.
My car was just in the shop last week and they recommended new front and back pads and service the calipers and resurface all rotors and flush the brake fluid. Do you think I need all this? Especially the fluid? I'm at 60K miles. As far as I know, nothing has been done to the brakes at all. They're not even squeaking yet though.
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How much did they quote you?
G6's are notorious for having poor-quality rotors which is one of the reasons why I replaced mined immediately after buying my G6. They will warp under heavy breaking and the surface was scratched a bit when I inspected them. If you haven't replaced the breaks in 30k-50k miles, it may be good to have those changed.
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$100 for all 4 pads
$110 for labor and to service calipers
$88 to resurface all 4 rotors
$50 to flush break fluid
There's a place in town that replaces all four pads and resurfaces all 4 rotors for $99 total. Obviously they use cheap equipment, but I'm a student and that's sounding pretty good right now.
I can change the pads myself, but I can't resurface the rotors.
Should I just buy new rotors like you said? They're not hard to replace right?
What about the break fluid? As of now I'm not planning on replacing it. The manual doesn't say anything about it, and it looks clean to me.
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Thats not too bad of a price, the labor is the eater of your money. You can get almost any auto parts shop to turn them, it will be cheaper than that too.
I have a 2007 G6 GTP that has just turned 40,000 km (I'm Canadian so that's about 24,000 miles). I store it every winter and my mechanic said if I change the pads when I take it out this spring, I can avoid doing the rotors. I was thinking ceramic. They make less dust but any experiences out there with metallic or semi-metallic replacement?
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I went treated ceramic when I replaced my rotors, and loved them. Awesome braking power.
justenhansen, buying new rotors will be pricier... I do think they are trying to make money off of you by saying that they need to flush the brake fluid.
wllntr54:
Why would your mechanic recommend you replace the brake anyway? Are they already worn out? if so, I'd replace them. If they are still good, then your rotors shouldn't be affected at all.
justenhansen, buying new rotors will be pricier... I do think they are trying to make money off of you by saying that they need to flush the brake fluid.
wllntr54:
Why would your mechanic recommend you replace the brake anyway? Are they already worn out? if so, I'd replace them. If they are still good, then your rotors shouldn't be affected at all.
My mechanic says that the pads are getting very close to where they should be replaced in order to avoid damaging the rotors which will make it necessary to change or "turn" the rotors. Preventive maintenance......that's all. He never said anything about brake fluid, someone is getting the forum threads "mixed up"....lol. Thanks for the "treated ceramic" tip, I have gotten a few votes for ceramic and will probably buy ceramic pads.
Thanks "solidhadriel"...
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No prob. The brake fluid was pointed to the guy who posted in this thread with similar questions. I was answering both of you.
Ceramic pads offer greater braking power, however some people report an increase in brake dust, however, I had my pads burnt (bought them that way) and they left less residue than the stock pads, so I don't know if that was the reason or not... Cheers
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