ST205 - Replacing all 4 rotors & front caliper rebuild, DIY - I did it. Options

[Jeebus]

Hey folks,

So when I last took my GT-Four to get my new wheels (to a performance garage), the mechanic told me one of my front calipers was seized, and my rotors were not in the best condition (pads looked new though).

I've gone ahead and bought replacement rotors and received my caliper rebuild set in the mail today, but I'm not quite sure whether this is a task I should do on my own with my limited mechanical experience, especially working on something critical like the brakes.

I've phoned the garage, and they've quoted me 4~5hrs of labour.

I've also looked around the web to see some FAQs and have found these two DIYs:
GT4dc.co.uk
GT4OC.net

Now the question comes to this, should I save myself $350 in cash and attempt this on my own, or get it professionally done?

The part I'm most unsure about (since I've never done it before) is working with the brake-line (bleeding and such).
What will be the most difficult & critical part if I decide to do this task myself in my own garage?

This post has been edited by Jeebus: Feb 13, 2014 - 2:31 PM

[njccmd2002]

lol. to remove the rear rotor, granted the e brake is not applied.

just simply insert two screws on the threaded holes you see near the hub, do this evenly. and it will come out..

[Jeebus]

just simply insert two screws on the threaded holes you see near the hub, do this evenly. and it will come out..

I'm going to try this right now, but I've also finally found some threads on adjusting the e-brake shoes via the adjuster behind the rotor. Perhaps the shoes are catching on the rear of the rotors.

Some links to help:

This is what it looks behind the rear rotors (disc brakes, with drum e-brakes, as per my GT-Four). This is not a picture of my own rotors, but one I found through my searching. The shoe adjustment dial is the horizontal silver cylinder with the notches in the center at the bottom of the assembly:

Help 1
Help 2
Help 3
Help 4
Help 5

Update:
I couldn't find any screws to fit through the threaded holes, so I adjusted the parking brake shoes. I took this shot after I loosened the parking brake and the rotor finally came off. It was a good thing that I didn't keep on banging on the rotor with the mallet as I could've done some damage to the shoes. I did the instructed steps (when rotor was still attached) of tightening the adjustment until I could no longer tighten it, then loosen it by 8 clicks.


Almost done my repairs!

This post has been edited by Jeebus: Feb 12, 2014 - 2:37 AM