okay, i want to go ahead and take off my brake calipers and brakes so that i can paint them in the near future once i get them off for a day... my dilemma is that i'm not exactly sure how to go about doing so. can anyone help me, give me a "how to link" or diagram? thanks!

 

here is one link that might work
http://forum.mazda6club.com/index.ph...34&hl=calipers

this link might also work..i could get some better ones but i'm a bit sick right now
http://forum.mazda6club.com/index.ph...23&hl=calipers

 

thanks buddy... i actually just stumbled over them about 20 minutes ago! they are great!

 

let me know how well it ended up...

 

Same here..let us know how easy/ hard it was to do.

 

Changing out disc brakes is typically very simple.

(2) bolts that hold the caliper in place and a couple that hold the caliper bracket to the spindle.

Take those (4) bolts out, rotate the caliper/bracket off of the rotor, remove and replace rotor, remove and replace pads (you need to compress the caliper pistons to do this, it helps to open your brake fluid reservior as you compress the piston back.) As the pads wear, the pistons compress to hold the pads. compressing the piston allows room for the new pads.

Reinstall bracket and caliper to spindle to proper torques, top off brake fluid and you're done.

I can crank out a front or rear brake job in about 1 hour taking my time.

 

i'll have to do this when i get time... so far it's not looking good until another 5 days or so


don't wanna wait anymore... but ya know...

 

patience is a virtue my son

 

alright, the brakes/calipers aren't as bad as i thought... but i found a feature that to me is useless. there are two screws on eat rotor that i believe are used only for the mazda manufacturing line. they truly do nothing, in fact, i believe that you don't even have to put them back in if you decide to take them off.

 

Take a pic of what you're talking about. We don't install fasteners just for kicks....especially on brakes.