110K miles on my 99 auto, rotors are warped. Considering buying pads/rotors
online from Courtesy. Also wondering about replacing the little parts with
a hardware kit if they sell one, and possibly a caliper rebuild kit if they
offer that as well.
Any pointers I should look for?
Any other dealers I should price?

Thanks

Dave

1. You can't go wrong with Courtesy Nissan - I buy from them most of
the time. Price and service are both excellent.
2. It's safe to assume your shims and brake retaining clips are worn
and rusty - it's a good idea to buy the kit - they do sell one. IIRC
it includes shims, caliper pin grease, and retaining cliips. One kit
covers both axles (rear or front).
3. If you are doing the rears, remember the piston is rotated in -
clockwise screws it in.
4. Inspect the seal around the pistons - if they are cracked or
cracking, it's time for a new caliper or a rebuild. I would leave the
caliper alone if there are no signs of failure.
5. If you are doing the rears, make sure you line up the piston grooves
so that the little metal nub on the back of the pads fits into the
groove.
6. Clean the spots on the torque member where the pad retaining clips
are placed - a wire-brush is handy.
7. Clean and re-lube the caliper pins.
8. If you do the rears, inspect the parking brake cable for
kinks/smooth operation. They have a tendency to seize/start to bind.
There are some underbody brackets that often get bent when the car is
put on a lift.
9. Don't overtighten the caliper pins - you'll shear them
10. The torque member bolts can be on tight... use some PB Blaster or
Liquid Wrench to soak them.

Cheers and Good Luck,

Nirav
96 Max GLE, 129k

I have aftermarket pads (Okebono, or something like that) and brembo
rotors from tirerack on the front, and Nissan pads (not the key value
ones) and Raybestos rotors on the back. The front pads squeal the
first few stops when cold and I had reassemble it a couple of times
until I got the anti-squeal compound perfectly setup; the OEMs seem
more resistant to squeal. I've heard less-than-stellar reviews of
nissan rotors, and thought that for the same price, why not buy the
brembos?

I'd recommend the kit. For the rears, I spent a long time cleaning up
my shims and then had to leave the car up on stands while I bought new
ones. I'm probably overzealous, but I couldn't handle putting rusty
old shims on brand new pads.

My bolts were on extremely tightly. My Harbor Freight 18" breaker bar
was true to its name (then slipped cheater on 6" Husky racheting wrench
and finished the job: must not buy cheap tools). It's a PITA because
there's not a lot of room to cheat (depends on how high the car's off
the ground).

I saw the largest performance difference after bleeding the brakes.

...7. Clean and re-lube ..
Havent seen such a detailed guide on the net before = "1. You can't go wrong ... excellent.

Buy also the special caliper piston grease, add under piston rubber dustshields before pushing pistons in. HB wires also like to be lubed. This greasing will boost the brakes on new high..

Check out how dyno numbers level/rise after [06] lube job
see http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/1

Dynamometer Tested Braking Power
..........2005...... | ..........2006
2.93 / 2.87 .. | .. 3.02 / 2.97 .....LH / RH -Fron
1.30 / 1.38 .. | .. 1.34 / 1.33 .....LH / RH -Rea
1.55 / 1.80 .. | .. 1.69 / 1.72 .....LH / RH -Handbrak

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member.../748507_437.jp

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Wiikinki - I can't tell if you are being facetious or offering a
genuine comment on my post...

Nirav
96 Max GLE, 129k

...if you are being facetious or ..
Hmm. My II language skills fails now here and quite often elsewhere

Anyways, the service sequence you gave, is outstanding. The point 7 is crucial. Thank You

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Wiikinki wrote:
Ah - thanks for the compliment buddy. Sometimes the curt-ness of your
posts can come across incorrectly - that's all. I see you are from
Finland...

Cheers,
Nirav

Yes, frozen, finnished I oftentimes get me in trouble. Misspell, vocabulary, cultural ignorance... Still I like to spend time to get my answer right and 'full', like you do. Most repair shops and info sources neglect that lube -part; crucial in keeping brakes operational. The less miles/usage, the sooner brakes rust solid

The shop u mention: is it one shop or chain? (location?). My net search (180.800 hits) did not help me..

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Wiikinki wrote:
Courtesy Nissan is a Nissan dealer based in Texas. Their main website
is www.courtesynissan.com, but they have a wholesale parts division at
www.courtesyparts.com. They are one of the several Nissan parts
dealers that offer discounted prices. Others include Jerry Rome
Nissan, Pinnacle Nissan, Garrands Nissan. I have almost always ordered
from Courtesy - barring a few occasions where they didn't have
something I needed in stock.

I'm feeling fairly frozen today - when I woke up the temperature was -6
degrees Farenheit... so about -21 degrees celsius... right now it's -16
celsius outside (all numbers not including the wind factor).
Fortunately, it's supposed to warm up again tomorrow - back into the 0
to -5 celsius range.

Cheers,
Nirav