1st post. Didn't know where to put something like this.

2001 Blazer, 2WD, rear brakes and rotors.

-Open hood, loosen brake fluid cap. Do not remove, just loosen.

-Take plastic covers off wheels and loosen lug nuts.

-Best way to lift vehicle. Place large jack under rear diff, lift vehicle up enough to get some jack stands underneath the vehicle. Lower vehicle onto jackstands.

-Remove lug nuts, remove wheel, set aside.



Alrighty,
-Remove the caliper first. (see pics below, left picture.)
2 12mm bolts hold this in place (Red Arrows). Loosen the 2 bolts then use a 17mm wrench to hold the nuts (Yellow Arrows) behind the 12mm bolts and remove the bolts holding the caliper to the caliper bracket/frame.

Take a screwdriver place it between either the slots in the rotor or the pads (Green Arrow) and the caliper and pry slowly outwards with the screwdriver. This should loosen the caliper enough that you can then remove it easily. Place caliper off to side, don't let it hang.

-Remove brake pads. (see pic below, right picture, Yellow Arrow)
Should pop out with the help of a flathead screwdriver. Be sure to remember how each one came out and how it should go back in.

-Remove the caliper assembly (see pic below, right picture)
2 15mm bolts hold the caliper bracket/frame to the vehicle (Red Arrows). Loosen and remove those 2 bolts. Set bracket/frame and bolts off to the side.

-Remove the rotor.
Mine had little metal clips on 2 of the studs. If you have some, pry them back enough and they break easily when twisted with pliers.

The crappy and loud part.
Try pulling/wiggling the rotor, see if it's loose and will come off easily. If not, get a hammer and beat the crap outta the outer edge(s) of rotor, not the part where the pads contact, the part the basically covers the e-brake. Beat, wiggle, rinse, repeat until that things starts to slide off.
Also try taking a couple of heafty flathead screwdrivers and placing them in the slots on the outer edge of rotor and giving them a good back and forth.

-Replacing rotor.
Take new rotor and spray all surfaces with brake cleaner, front and back, inside and out. Wipe with a clean, soft cloth. Mount rotors on vehicle.

-Attaching caliper frame/bracket.
Take bracket and the 2 15mm bolts. Place frame/bracket back on vehicle and thread in bolts. Tighten.

-Install brake pads.
Install pads into assembly. Did you remember which way they went on?

-Depress piston on caliper.
Take old brake pad and C-clamp. Place old pad over piston. Take C-clamp and attach to caliper to where you can apply pressure to the pad which forces the piston down. Tighten until clamp stops. Remove clamp and pad.

-Install caliper.
Press the new rotors and pads together to they are snug and then slide the caliper over brake pads. Use grease to lubricate the 2 12mm bolts for the calipers and reinstall them into the frame/bracket. Get 17mm wrench to hold hold nut in place and tighten the 2 12mm bolts.

-Install wheels.

-Tighten brake fluid cap.

-Pump brakes until firm.

Will try to get some pictures maybe.

 

If you plan on placing the jackstands underneath the frame, jack up the vehicle more than you think you need as the rear suspension will be in full droop after you let the jack down.

Good write up though!

Later, Doug

 

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