brakes

No question here, just a report. I replaced the brake pads on my 2002.5 Proteg5 the other day, and found to my surprise that one of the floating pins on the RR caliper was seized. For those not familiar with the way these floating calipers work, there is only one piston and it acts upon the...

looking for after market break pads and calipers anyone got anything?

Hey I know this might sound like a noob question but Im kind of confused on one thing. I swapped out my transmission fluid a few months ago, and I'm having my mechanic friend switch out the brake fluid on my car tomorrow. I saw on some threads that there is also clutch fluid? Someone also...

I haven't really found anything on this very specific, but very obvious, issue I've noticed in my 2011 Mazda2 Touring MT (~56K). I first noticed it a while ago, predominantly when coasting downhill, foot on the brake and clutch and I hit a bump. At that exact moment, it almost feels like the...

Just a quick question... Can I install and use the same rotors for front and rear? I have 4 wheel disc brakes. 5 lug nuts on each tire. I have a parts catalog that lists 2 different parts for front and rear rotors on 4 wheel disk variants like my car, however Rockauto.com is confusing me a bit...

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I need new calipers but I can't find them anywhere. Any ideas of where I can get a pair used or new?

Hi all, I'm a new Mazda owner, bought a Protege5 in May. Almost a month after we bought the car, the front and rear brake pads, rotors and calipers were replaced. As it turns out, the previous owner had done the same work and replaced the whole brake system in 2010. I'm not too familiar with...

I posted on this issue in a different thread yesterday, but after reading up on this it seems like most people have a different brake-seizing problem to mine. Other people find that the little allen-socket adjustment gear seizes or strips--mine turns fine in both directions, but the piston...

my brake light came on today as i was braking for a red light, ten it shut off as soon as i went. I have been able to replicate several times. Im not sure what this means. I have checked the brake fluid, its good. Ive checked the rear brakes, they look ok. The front look thin but ive never had...

Okay so im having some braking issues, so heres the question. Do I get the rotors cut or buy upgraded rotors such as new stoptech oem replacements, or should I go slotted, or cross drilled slotted. And also looking into ebc greenstuff pads. Opinons please? Thanks.

whats the biggest size i could put on my 02 p5

One day, out of the blue, my dash board ((Brake)) warning light came on. No ABS light. I went and got my brake pads(professionally) changed and back rotors. I got my front rotors turned. E-brake is not up. Brake fluid is full. Is there anything else that could be the problem? Is there a way to...

My 2006 MazdaSpeed6 is in need of some new brakes, and I was wondering what the concensus is for the best bang for the buck. I am not interested in doing a whole Brembo Big Brake kit for $1500 +, but I was thinking about new brake pads and possibly rotors. My first choice in Brake pads would...

I wasted a whole day running around trying to find a compression tool to retract the rear caliper pistons on a friends 2006 Mazda3. What a PITA, trying to find one with pins on 3/4" center. Finally managed to persuade a Canadian Tire store to loan us a kit to get the job done. Afterward, I...

I have a 2009 cx-9 AWD touring. When using light brake pedal there is an on/off/on/off scraping sound coming from the front passenger side wheel area. It is not a constant scaping, it appears to happen once per rotation of some part(on/off/on/off), and sometimes does not happen at all. The...

Hi, guys, I am a newbie here and I am looking for some help on my 2003 P5. I appreciate your attention and help in advance. I was replacing the brake pad on the right rear wheel and found out some problem: 1. the inner side pad was totally gone but the outer side is almost untouched; 2. rotor...

I just spent the better part of a day (start to finish) doing a brake pad and rotor replacement on my 2006 Mazda5 sport. It had 54,252 miles on it. The front rotors were badly warped (another issue that I will not get into here). They had been turned once, and were okay for awhile after that...

I just got back from a 1,000 mi or so road trip and now the front drivers side is grinding/vibrating when coasting at any speed. It doesn't happen when I accelerate or brake. It doesn't feel like a brake issue... help!!

Last summer I needed to replace all four rotors and pads and, finding myself in the US one weekend, had the job quoted and completed. Trouble is the mechanic could sling a wrench but not count to four - he only replaced the fronts. Still that fixed all the issues and out of laziness I dropped...