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gorgeous-ss · 03-24-2012, 02:28 PM

You actually can paint the entire rotor then when you install it the pad will rub off where the pad meets the rotor

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Brianskeet · 03-24-2012, 11:12 PM

I have a few questions on the part numbers for the caliper bolts. I found where 11579788 was listed as the part number for the front bolts and then another spot where 11515781 was listed as the front caliper bolt. Which is it? Are the front and rear bolts the same? When you order them is it per bolt or do they come in pairs? I checked several GM parts websites with no luck in answering my questions. Can you help a fellow C5'r out?

gorgeous-ss · 03-25-2012, 12:27 AM

When i got the caliper bolts it was easier to just get them from the dealer with them just looking up my vin. And i had to buy each bolt
4 front
4 back
But i had to buy 5 back because where my dealer had to order them from they do not stock them and they only came in packs of 5

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Wuiquen · 03-25-2012, 05:08 AM

are these bolts for both V6 and V8 or only V8 have those bolts that you cannot reuse??

ducatisl · 03-25-2012, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gorgeous-ss

When i got the caliper bolts it was easier to just get them from the dealer with them just looking up my vin. And i had to buy each bolt
4 front
4 back
But i had to buy 5 back because where my dealer had to order them from they do not stock them and they only came in packs of 5

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^^^This.

HumanWiki · 04-16-2012, 09:02 AM

Did not have that experience on my bolts. I ordered them from Mike Anderson Chevy here in Chicago and they came in a 4pk front and 4pk rear.

Hawt Rod · 06-25-2012, 01:24 AM

Nice DIY. I've changed brakes on many different chevys and by far this is the simplest brake job I've ever done! Takes longer to get the wheels on and off. If you're not doing this for yourself, you're just asking to be taken...

eb_SS · 10-21-2012, 08:01 PM

Found a video, that follows this DIY except it isn't on a Camaro.

Its less than 2.5 minutes…

ryan's camaro · 02-21-2013, 11:15 PM

dont you have to open the bleeder and let the fluid run out when you push the piston back in? after all, its has abs

CrzyGamr2 · 02-21-2013, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan's camaro

dont you have to open the bleeder and let the fluid run out when you push the piston back in? after all, its has abs

No. I made that mistake changing my fronts last weekend. You just need to open up the brake fluid cap so it can vent well and have something to push the piston back in evenly. My dad had an old school steering wheel puller laying around that worked perfectly. If you open up anything, then it's a whole nother headache.

STINGS · 02-23-2013, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mySSt

Always bleed the fluid at every brake pads you change. Brake fluid absorbs water from the humidity in the air, the water is heavier than brake fluid so the water is pushed to the end of the line, and then it allows corrosion of the system.

Agree! High school auto mech teacher would ride our butts if we pushed that fluid behind the piston back up into the break lines. We had to put a wrench on the bleeder, pop a small hose on the bleeder and into a coke bottle. Open the bleeder and pushed the piston back into the caliper, and the fluid behind the piston would escape out of the bleeder and into the coke bottle. Tighten up the bleeder as the piston bottoms out. Was amazed at how cloudy the fluid in the coke bottle looked. You then could look at the fluid in the coke bottle and check for rust or metal particles or ??? Of course in high school we were working on cars that were daily drivers that ran through deep puddles and snow and salt. Not something most of us do with our camaros.

Joe

Infern0 · 02-25-2013, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrzyGamr2

You just need to open up the brake fluid cap so it can vent well and have something to push the piston back in evenly.

I used the old worn pad for this before I took it out. New one slides right in.

RichCamaro10 · 03-07-2013, 01:35 PM

Great Write up!

RichCamaro10 · 03-07-2013, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eb_SS

Found a video, that follows this DIY except it isn't on a Camaro.

Its less than 2.5 minutes…

This video clarified it even more!

03-24-2012, 11:12 PM	#44
Brianskeet Brianskeet Drives: RJTC 1SS RS L99 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Crestview FL Posts: 771 View My Garage	I have a few questions on the part numbers for the caliper bolts. I found where 11579788 was listed as the part number for the front bolts and then another spot where 11515781 was listed as the front caliper bolt. Which is it? Are the front and rear bolts the same? When you order them is it per bolt or do they come in pairs? I checked several GM parts websites with no luck in answering my questions. Can you help a fellow C5'r out? __________________ ARH 1 7/8 coated LT, High flows, Corsa L99 exhaust, Vmax CNC throttle body, Elite Engineering catch can and tunnel brace, C.A.I. Apex Washer relocation and scoop, Janetty Tune, MSD wires, DEI heat shields, RB rotors and pads, Mike the powder coater calipers, pedders lines, Forgestar F14's, Gorilla nutz, MTI spoiler finished by Gary, Gary's Customz Bow Ties, Side Markers and Tails tinted, Bezels matte black, Badges deleted, Windows Tinted, AAC DRL P13W lights, AAC tinted LED reverse lights, AAC LED interior lights, RPI match painted DRL Bezels, Lis plate frame, Lloyds mats

06-25-2012, 01:24 AM	#49
Hawt Rod Drives: 2SS/RS IOM 2010 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 4	DIY Brake Pad R & R Nice DIY. I've changed brakes on many different chevys and by far this is the simplest brake job I've ever done! Takes longer to get the wheels on and off. If you're not doing this for yourself, you're just asking to be taken...

02-21-2013, 11:15 PM	#51
ryan's camaro Taeng Drives: Fast Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA Posts: 326 View My Garage	dont you have to open the bleeder and let the fluid run out when you push the piston back in? after all, its has abs __________________

03-07-2013, 01:35 PM	#55
RichCamaro10 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 109 View My Garage	Great Write up! __________________ 2010 Black Camaro 2SS

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03-24-2012, 02:28 PM	#43
gorgeous-ss Drives: 2011 ss/rs Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 293	You actually can paint the entire rotor then when you install it the pad will rub off where the pad meets the rotor Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk

03-25-2012, 12:27 AM	#45
gorgeous-ss Drives: 2011 ss/rs Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 293	When i got the caliper bolts it was easier to just get them from the dealer with them just looking up my vin. And i had to buy each bolt 4 front 4 back But i had to buy 5 back because where my dealer had to order them from they do not stock them and they only came in packs of 5 Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk

03-25-2012, 05:08 AM	#46
Wuiquen Drives: 2018 Hot Red ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,599	are these bolts for both V6 and V8 or only V8 have those bolts that you cannot reuse??

04-16-2012, 09:02 AM	#48
HumanWiki Drives: Car Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Place Posts: 3,361	Did not have that experience on my bolts. I ordered them from Mike Anderson Chevy here in Chicago and they came in a 4pk front and 4pk rear.