I heard you cant just pull the caliper pins like on older cars, it had to do with the parking brake??

im not changing my brakes but im replacing my rear hubs most likely. I think they are both bent. anybody ever had to replce one on a 04+ gp?

please let me know thanks

I changed the fronts by just removing the pins. I have not yet done the rears, but I would think you should be able to do the same...it's just the standard drum-in-hat parking brake that is commonplace these days, and therefore should not interfere with a pad chance.

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2004 Grand Prix GT2
2007 Cadillac CTS Sport
1999 Trans Am WS.6 <--FOR SALE

I just changed mine this past weekend. I have done the fronts before. Very straight forward. Just unbolt the the caliper and the bracket if you are replacing the rotors as well. The rears are just as easy. But you need the special tool to compress the caliper piston. It is a screw in piston that you can not just push in with a c clamp like the front. I have a 2004 and the rear parking break is part of the caliper. It does not have a common drum in hat parking break that uses the inside of the rotor as the break. It took me 1.5 hours to change all 4. Fairly easy.

where do you get this tool?

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Mine: Black 06 GP GT, TOGS, Overkilled PCM, Wizair CAI, Thrasher MPS, GMPP STB's & T/A's, F-Bodies , next up: 1.9 rockers!

Hers: Red 2011 Cruze LTZ turrrrrrrbo, stock and mad slow.

Any auto parts store will have it. It cost about $10. Here is a link to what it looks like. You just put it on a ratchet and screw the piston in. http://www.etoolcart.com/discbrakepisto ... -5060.aspx

Here is my write up about brakes.... There's tiny parts missing I guess, but it at least gives you the just of it...

do-it-yourself-f12/rear-brake-disk-and-pad-write-up-t12686.html

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cool. thanks!

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Mine: Black 06 GP GT, TOGS, Overkilled PCM, Wizair CAI, Thrasher MPS, GMPP STB's & T/A's, F-Bodies , next up: 1.9 rockers!

Hers: Red 2011 Cruze LTZ turrrrrrrbo, stock and mad slow.

I changed mine a couple weeks ago in a parking lot, had to use a pair of pliers to twist rears back in(i own the tool, but didn't have it with me)... Brakes are EASY

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2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP 50,000 miles - Gutted Box, Flipped Upper Mounts, Slotted Rotors, LS1M Scanner - Remember To Scan! Scan! Scan!

i call them needle nose pliers.. if your cheap like me lol

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04 gt2- wizair, 180tstat, 2.5" dp highflow cat, hv3 insert


can mileage be like our post count? once you get over a certain point, you get an upgrade... id like that

GXPs work the same? I need to fix my squeeky break, sounds like a bent break clip. It's a front break. I've used the C Clamp method on other cars before so I'm somewhat familiar with that.

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