Question

How can a single mom who is not working change her car's rotors and brakes by herself?

Answer 1

Dude your getting a Dell! Ilike my Dell xps

Answer 2

You can do it pretty easy. Front wheels have take off the front tires while car on jack stands. (wouldn't recomend doing it on the jack with the car) I think theres allen bolts or was it tripple metric bolts that hold the calipers on the bracket. Take those 2 off and slide them out. The rotors shoul slide right off. If you don't have abs, you can use a C clamp and push the round piston in the caliper back into the bracket and put new pads on. I would not do that with a car with abs as I hear can make it malfunction. The rears i've never done...but i hear you need a special tool to put the pison back in on the back end. And remember everything is reverse order. if you have to opent he bleeder screw...you can buy a hand pump to suck the air out of the system to bleed the brakes.

Answer 3

I really don't think you should try this by yourself.there are 2 things a car must do, stop and steer. Find some gentleman to help you. It's not that hard but it takes a little bit of knowledge.

Answer 4

ok if you realy want to you can get a chilton manual but you will need help to bleed the brakes ps be ready to get help.

Answer 5

Don't try to do this yourself. You risk your children's lives and your own. Save money elsewhere but brake work should be done by professionals.. . P.S. to previous answerer: for older people to do WHAT?

Answer 6

Not weird at all for "old" people to do it, but ya gotta ask yourself one question. . .. . Take a look at the spelling, the questions, and the general tone of Yahoo Answers and think about whether you want to replace the brakes on your car by yourself not knowing what you're doing based on this. . . By all means, plumbing, carpentry, etc. . but the thing that brings the car from 70mph to a stop safely? If you put the sink faucet on wrong, you get wet. You do the brakes wrong, you need more than a towel for clean up.

Answer 7

no effence but its wierd for OLDER people to do this