05 (base) Vibe. had a new friendly shady tree guy do the front pads today. needed to replace passenger side rotor. noticed the pads are wear a lot on the inside pad. I forgot to give him the caliber lubricant. also he used no spray brake cleaner.
question = is it sometimes not necessary to use the lubricant and cleaner?
brake pad job =---
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jamesmetairie
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Re: brake pad job =---
Yes on the lubricant. And you should probably just replace the slide pins. They're cheap and easy to find for these cars, off-the-shelf at the auto parts store. And pay more for good pads if you didn't. The $20 pads I put in last year never worked right. The $30 pads are fine.
Cleaner's a good idea, though I seldom use it when I just replace pads, or get a new rotor from the factory. One can has lasted me over ten years.
Cleaner's a good idea, though I seldom use it when I just replace pads, or get a new rotor from the factory. One can has lasted me over ten years.