Friday, September 23, 2011

How do you change the brake pads on a 2003 Yukon XL?

If you're bound and determined to fix it yourself, purchase a repair manual ( Chilton's automotive manual )at your parts house



Cost of the manual between $30 to $100

cost of good brake pads $30 to $80

brake fluid $ 7

seal glide for calipers $ 7

proper tools $30

machining rotors at parts house $20

gasoline to get parts $10

Your labor $14.30 to $28.60 cost of your labor 2 to 4 hours at minimum wage $7.15



Total minimum cost $148.30



Have you checked the thickness of the rotors to see if they can be used, that they are not too thin? Do you know how to properly compress the calipers without ruining the ABS system? ( New ABS system $2000 ) Do you know how to bleed the break system correctly? Do you know how to properly lubricated the calipers slides? You know enough not to use gasoline to clean the parts with?(Medical burn unit $50,000 plus) Do you know how to properly jack up and support the vehicle so it does not drop on you? (One cast plus six weeks of healing)

Do you really want to to drive a car that you fixed without knowing all this? (Not killing your wife and children, priceless)

Now do you think it's worth $200 or less for a competent mechanic to repair your vehicle?How do you change the brake pads on a 2003 Yukon XL?very carefullyHow do you change the brake pads on a 2003 Yukon XL?you eat cheese then send the watermelon company an email about how your cousin got food poisoning from thier watermelons.How do you change the brake pads on a 2003 Yukon XL?Go buy a Chiltons, or Hayes manual.(Haynes))