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The NEW GM W-Body.com > 1988-1997 1st GEN & 1995-2001 1.5 GEN W-body section > Brakes, Suspension, Wheels, Tires > Topic: Dont forget about your rear discs brakes!
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« on: April 08, 2009, 09:12:36 PM »
Man I just had my car in my autoshop, to do wheel hub assembly's on the front. Well les schwab who did my pads like 4 years ago (but only like 7 thousand miles ago) One pad didnt even touch part of the rotor, so like 7/8 of the pad was eaten down to nothin and the rest was like brand new....... so i pull off the rears, the rotors were rusty!!!! they hadent been used because the caliper slides were seized rock solid.....When the slides pulled out they wernt even rusty, just no grease, i honed out the holes, and greased em up. Turned all the rotors. All new pads. Thing stops like a champ now. I assumed the rears were working because the Parking brake held the car just fine. I noticed that the car was squirly in the rear end on hard stops, now that the rear brakes are actually working..thats solved. So check your rear brakes frequently, i guess i really didnt realize how bad the rear brakes on these cars were for seizing.
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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2009, 09:20:53 PM »
hmmm i might have to check mine too, my car stops... but not on a dime or nuthin... but i just assumed it was because of the 3300lbs of crap that those brakes were having to stop.
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« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2009, 04:56:22 PM »
Yeah.... They suck. I didn't have TOO many problems though.
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« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2009, 05:19:58 PM »
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hmmm i might have to check mine too, my car stops... but not on a dime or nuthin... but i just assumed it was because of the 3300lbs of crap that those brakes were having to stop.


Interestingly enough, my Regal had a seized rear caliper which I removed (young and too poor to replace it). It stopped just as well with 3 calipers as it did with 4...
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« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2009, 07:30:55 PM »
if you just hammer out the slides and clean it up, and lube it up real good, they work just fine
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« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2009, 08:49:38 PM »
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hmmm i might have to check mine too, my car stops... but not on a dime or nuthin... but i just assumed it was because of the 3300lbs of crap that those brakes were having to stop.


Interestingly enough, my Regal had a seized rear caliper which I removed (young and too poor to replace it). It stopped just as well with 3 calipers as it did with 4...

LOL thats hilarious!! im gonna have to replace them if theyre bad, but i get some decent prices on parts.... so i hope its not like $500 or anything
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« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2009, 05:19:24 AM »
Same deal happened with my old 95 GP.  And on my 88GP I don't think the rear brakes EVER worked.. lol
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