I knew when I bought it a few months ago that it needed brakes. The rears were very worn close and I decided to do the fronts as well since I don't want to tackle this job in the winter.
.. both from and rear rotors has slight surface rust, but they checked to spec using a thickness gauge -- so I only wound up putting on pads.
The rear caliper bolts were a bit tough due to some corrosion, but with the help of some Kroil they came out fairly easy.
This is why I like NAPA; they include very nice hardware in their Premium brake pad sets. Discount places usually omit the hardware
The slider pins were dry, and after a good cleaning and lube they were smooth as silk again.
The only real issue with these is the parking brake mechanism that needs to be turned clockwise to retract the piston. A special tool is required, or in some cases if the piston is loose, the front end of a pair of needle nose pliers can be used to turn the piston.
NOTE -- Just my preference, but I usually clamp off the brake line and open the bleeder nipple when retracting caliper pistons to avoid pushing old fluid back up into the master cylinder. Once I start compressing the piston, the old fluid just squirts into the catch pan on the floor.
The only other caution is with the wear indicator. The pad with the wear indicator is placed on the inside with the indicator positioned on the bottom.
The fronts were a bit more difficult because both slide pins were sticky. I had to remove the entire brake caliper bracket -- and it was tight. The loctite that the factory uses is pretty strong. Had to use my 1/2" drive impact to get it lose.
The bores were full of sticky gunk and I cleaned them with out with a nylon bore brush and carb cleaner. Then l lubed and cleaned all the pins and the whole assembly was smooth again. I think this is why I was getting some brake noise before -- because after this install, the test drive was perfectly quiet.
The caliper was easy -- clamp the brake line, open the bleeder and use an old pad along with some big channel lock pliers to push the pistons back in their bores.
Install new hardware and pads and it was all good to go --
No more brake noise, and I'm set for another 30-40K
