Rngrs3910
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- 06' Explorer V8EB Edition
Looking for a little help here from anyone who's replaced their rotors and pads themselves.
I have an 06 V8 EB Edition. I drive a lot for work and went into the dealership last weekend for my 60,000 servicing. Everything checked out and was in good shape, but the tech noticed that my brakes had marginal wear would need to be replaced in the near future. The estimated cost was $800+ ($1000+ if the emergency brake needed replacement too). I scheduled another appointment to have this done.
The next day I was talking with a friend of mine and mentioned that I needed to have my brakes replaced. He lives out in the burbs and has a garage and tools and a jack, and offered to help me do it myself if i bought the parts (I did a quick search on Napa's website and estimated it would cost me about half of what the dealer is charging). He recently did the rotors and pads on his wifes Focus, and said it was pretty straight forward.
So my questions are: Is it worth the savings to do this myself, or am i getting in over my head? I'm no mechanic, but I'm good at taking things apart and them putting them back together. If I buy the Hayes manual and the right parts, is this a pretty straight-forward repair?
Any comments/suggestions/etc would be a big help.
I have an 06 V8 EB Edition. I drive a lot for work and went into the dealership last weekend for my 60,000 servicing. Everything checked out and was in good shape, but the tech noticed that my brakes had marginal wear would need to be replaced in the near future. The estimated cost was $800+ ($1000+ if the emergency brake needed replacement too). I scheduled another appointment to have this done.
The next day I was talking with a friend of mine and mentioned that I needed to have my brakes replaced. He lives out in the burbs and has a garage and tools and a jack, and offered to help me do it myself if i bought the parts (I did a quick search on Napa's website and estimated it would cost me about half of what the dealer is charging). He recently did the rotors and pads on his wifes Focus, and said it was pretty straight forward.
So my questions are: Is it worth the savings to do this myself, or am i getting in over my head? I'm no mechanic, but I'm good at taking things apart and them putting them back together. If I buy the Hayes manual and the right parts, is this a pretty straight-forward repair?
Any comments/suggestions/etc would be a big help.