06 Matrix (Toy) front brake pads - advise?

crabtruck · 11-02-2009, 02:12 PM

Have not worked on a little car in heck knows how long.
The pictures are the only thing I've seen on it so far.
Did pick up the pads already, very small looking,
what size tweezers do I need to use to install them?
Does not appear I will need my "needle threading skills"
to insert a minature torx for caliper.
I have my Ken and Barbie garage hoist ready to go.

Pads are correct based on VIN breakpoint.
2wd. 16" wheels. Anything I should know?
.

bradrhale · 11-02-2009, 02:15 PM

dont know what you know but some pistons, especially on mustangs, screw back in, not push in. this only applies to the rear on those but might be on the fronts on yours. i am not a toy man. ??? hmmmm....... i am not a toyota man.

crabtruck · 11-02-2009, 03:15 PM

Yeah I knew about the screw type on 02 mustangs.
I'm hoping this turns out to be a 2 min job.
Clearing the garage space has already run 2 hrs tho.

Crmzendrgone · 11-02-2009, 03:53 PM

When your done let me know my niece has a prius and she needs brakes done I cant see them being any different.

bradrhale · 11-02-2009, 06:29 PM

everything is so clean looking. looks like a brand new car. really impressive.

mudseeker · 11-02-2009, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bradrhale

everything is so clean looking. looks like a brand new car. really impressive.

woman driver with less than 5000 miles on the car.

am i right???

hotrodpc · 11-02-2009, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mudseeker

woman driver with less than 5000 miles on the car.

am i right???

That's chewin up some brakes.

If its anything like my Yota Rolla, its a piece of cake Crab. I forget the wrench sizes though. I had to pull a caliper off for some wierd noise at 36,000. A piece of junk had gotten between the pad and rotor and inbedded itself in the pad. Dug it out, and still going with about 20% of the brakes left at 50,000 miles at the last tire rotation.

crabtruck · 11-02-2009, 08:28 PM

Got just over 30k mi. Been to San Diego for USMC grad (1k mi RT),
Disneyland twice (800mi RT), Reno 4/5 times (500mi RT).
Shopping 682 billion times, worst driving conditions for a car.

That woman driver learned to drive on a Dodge Charger
before you were alive. Has driven all my 4x4s and
my 1-ton with the 1500lbs 6DS7 diesel with 4spd stick.
She prefers my k1500 to this, but in the city not practical.
She did just fine in the two years we spent living
up on Donner Summit (7,000') going to work thru 4' of snow.
She also was trained in swords, so I'd be cautious.

Have just been kicked back drinking coffee
watching the piston compress.
Looking at the zigzag clips and
hoping the are just as simple as they look.
Coffee done, time to find out.
The only bolts I have encountered are
the standard japanese 14mm.

mudseeker · 11-02-2009, 08:57 PM

gentlemen, i would like to introduce you to the "typical" woman driver.

BernieB · 11-02-2009, 08:59 PM

You want to see tiny pads, the ones on my old 1979 Model 99 Saab made me laugh out loud the first time I saw them. I could have fit one inside my cigarette pack, and it was about as thick. Thickest pads I've ever seen in fact. Stopped great though, but 4 wheel discs usually do.

11-02-2009, 02:12 PM	#1
crabtruck Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,118	06 Matrix (Toy) front brake pads - advise? Have not worked on a little car in heck knows how long. The pictures are the only thing I've seen on it so far. Did pick up the pads already, very small looking, what size tweezers do I need to use to install them? Does not appear I will need my "needle threading skills" to insert a minature torx for caliper. I have my Ken and Barbie garage hoist ready to go. Pads are correct based on VIN breakpoint. 2wd. 16" wheels. Anything I should know? . Attached Thumbnails

11-02-2009, 03:53 PM	#4
Crmzendrgone Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,167	When your done let me know my niece has a prius and she needs brakes done I cant see them being any different. __________________

11-02-2009, 08:59 PM	#10
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 3,876	You want to see tiny pads, the ones on my old 1979 Model 99 Saab made me laugh out loud the first time I saw them. I could have fit one inside my cigarette pack, and it was about as thick. Thickest pads I've ever seen in fact. Stopped great though, but 4 wheel discs usually do. __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

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11-02-2009, 02:15 PM	#2
bradrhale Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 9,528	dont know what you know but some pistons, especially on mustangs, screw back in, not push in. this only applies to the rear on those but might be on the fronts on yours. i am not a toy man. ??? hmmmm....... i am not a toyota man.

11-02-2009, 03:15 PM	#3
crabtruck Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,118	Yeah I knew about the screw type on 02 mustangs. I'm hoping this turns out to be a 2 min job. Clearing the garage space has already run 2 hrs tho.

11-02-2009, 06:29 PM	#5
bradrhale Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 9,528	everything is so clean looking. looks like a brand new car. really impressive.

11-02-2009, 08:28 PM	#8
crabtruck Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,118	Got just over 30k mi. Been to San Diego for USMC grad (1k mi RT), Disneyland twice (800mi RT), Reno 4/5 times (500mi RT). Shopping 682 billion times, worst driving conditions for a car. That woman driver learned to drive on a Dodge Charger before you were alive. Has driven all my 4x4s and my 1-ton with the 1500lbs 6DS7 diesel with 4spd stick. She prefers my k1500 to this, but in the city not practical. She did just fine in the two years we spent living up on Donner Summit (7,000') going to work thru 4' of snow. She also was trained in swords, so I'd be cautious. Have just been kicked back drinking coffee watching the piston compress. Looking at the zigzag clips and hoping the are just as simple as they look. Coffee done, time to find out. The only bolts I have encountered are the standard japanese 14mm.

11-02-2009, 08:57 PM	#9
mudseeker Senior Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 7,155	gentlemen, i would like to introduce you to the "typical" woman driver.