I am going to change brakes on my eclipse this weekend. I have a few questions.
1) For rear brakes Do i need special tool to depress piston/
2) Do i have to remove the cap of brake fluid tank?
3) Whats the best place to buy brakes?Changing brake pads on 2001 mitsubishi eclipse?1-if your car has ratcheting type rear calipers then yes you need a special tool.napa sells it.its a universal one.its cheap though.
2-when compressing the calipers the brake fluid will return back to the master cylinder and could over flow/spill out.so your best bet is to pop the hood and take the cover off the master cylinder and see if its full or low.it should be low if the pads are worn and you never put fluid in the master cylinder.so then your safe of not have to drain any out.as for pads,your best bet is to call all local parts stores and get prices.oh and heres a helpful hint if you need to drain some brake fluid out.use an old dish soap bottle to suck out the fluid.it usually works good.Changing brake pads on 2001 mitsubishi eclipse?Yes you need a %26quot;C%26quot; clamp to compress the piston, yes you need to remove the cap on the brake fluid(compressing the piston force the fluid back to the reservoir) and go to Advance, Auto Zone, NAPA, Nationwise, etc. for your pads.Changing brake pads on 2001 mitsubishi eclipse?1) not sure on a mitsubishi, but try compressing the piston with a set of large channel lock pliers, or a C-clamp on the inboard pad. if it doesn't ga in very easily, you may need to rotate the piston as you push it in.
2) Technically, yes. You are supposed to remove the cap, and using a turkey baster, remove about half of the brake fluid in the resevoir. Doing this will avoid overflowing the resevoir when you compress the pistons on the calipers.
3) the best place is the dealer. They have the original parts. Not the cheapest though. You may consider someplace like AutoZone or Murray's that have a lifetime warranty on their brake pads. That's what I do but that is only because my car eats brake pads. Brake late, and carry alot of speed through the corners!!
