doing brakes on a S14

[GotDriftS14]

well i am going to be replacing all of my brake rotors and pads on my 1996 240SX base model, so i was just wondering if anyone had any tips they could give me because ive never done brakes on my car before.  are there any lil tricks i should know about when replacing the parts?  how about torque specs on the lil bolts that hold the calipers together, any help would be much appreciated.  thanks

[vancouvers14]

make sure you get a shim kit from nissan.  use anti-squeak on the back of the pads.  make sure you have an air gun (or somebody REALLY strong) otherwise the bolts wont come off.  hang the caliper with a wire when changing the rotor so as not to stretch the brake line.  open the brake fluid reservoir lid to relieve pressure.  use a c-clamp to compress the piston on the front caliper.  use a pair of needlenose pliers for the rears.

[HippoSleek]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from vancouvers14 on 11:18 pm on Jan. 21, 2002
use a c-clamp to compress the piston on the front caliper. use a pair of needlenose pliers for the rears.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
This is great advice - many of us failed to realize that the rear pistons screw back into the caliper, not merely compress! &nbsp;Otherwise, brakes on the 240 are among the easiest I've ever seen. &nbsp;Good luck <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[GotDriftS14]

thanks people, i dont think i woulda been able to figure out that rear piston thing hehe, it was sort of a pain in the ass, but i got the job done and now my brakes dont make any noise, woohoo!