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Brake problem Saturm 2002 L200 Please Help
After 35000 miles front brakes needed replacing. Installed new front
pads. Job went well with no problems installing the front pads. I did not open the system to bled since I was only replacing the front pads. Now I find the brake pedel has too much travel and has developed a slight clicking noise when it travels down so far. Clicking noise sounds like its coming from the brake pedal the last 1/2" of travel. Do I need to bleed them? The rears still have about 60 % left to them. Any ideas. If I need to bled them. What the best way. Car has ABS brakes. Thank you......Joe |
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Brake problem Saturm 2002 L200 Please Help
I noticed some clicking of the brake pedal on depression and a bit longer
travel than I would like ('01 lw300). I found a rear pad that was rusted into the caliper and not moving. Since it is a fixed caliper and a dual piston, braking was only coming from one pad on that wheel. There was a good amount of pad left so I removed the pads (forcibly), cleaned up the rust and applied a bit of never seize to the area where the rust was. Seemed to make a big difference. Still need to change the brake fluid..it's black. Oppie > wrote in message ps.com... > wrote: > > wrote: > > > After 35000 miles front brakes needed replacing. Installed new front > > > pads. Job went well with no problems installing the front pads. I did > > > not open the system to bled since I was only replacing the front pads. > > > Now I find the brake pedel has too much travel and has developed a > > > slight clicking noise when it travels down so far. Clicking noise > > > sounds like its coming from the brake pedal the last 1/2" of travel. > > > > > > Do I need to bleed them? The rears still have about 60 % left to > > > them. Any ideas. > > > > > > If I need to bled them. What the best way. Car has ABS brakes. > > > > > > Thank you......Joe > > > > Joe > > > > I have had 2 L200's I have done the brakes on both now. I have tried 5 > > pads sets. All do the same thing, poor stopping. On my New 2003 the > > rotors were worn at 45K, pads had 25% left. The pads actually machined > > the rotors (I guess that is what made the car stop so good) I am on a > > second set of pads for this car and the same thing. Hard pedal force > > (mushy Brake feel?? ) > > My conclusion is to go back to factory OE pads, suffer the back dust > > and wear on the rotors. This car came with excellent brakes. I am > > convinced it is a design thing. Don't use the Delco pads they don't > > work either, get the Saturn ones from the dealer. > > > > Good Luck, > > > > Let me know what happens. > > Update to above, > > Today I installed the Saturn pads on My L200. They did just as I > thought. The Car stops just like before, no mashing down the brake > peadal. My rear shoes should wear normal now too. Of course they charge > too much, but what can you do, list is $90. I did get the rotors cheap > though about $22 each. So all in all not too bad. > I'm Glad, I sold my other L200. I don't like to have to, sole source to > a dealer for parts. > > JoeG > |
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