How difficult a job is it to do brakes on a 03 chevrolet avalanche?

[scho1123]

I have some automotive knowledge

 

[markie]

Newer domestic cars and trucks brakes are not all that complicated, nothing much has changed, only the introduction of abs (anti locking braking system) Pretty sure your truck will have abs system, so it is extremely unwise to push the piston back into the cylinder as it may damage the abs controller pump (if you want to play Russian roulette) so open up the bleeder valve and depress the piston slowly and close it as soon as you stop pressing the piston. Make sure there is no air in the system after you do the brake job, heard horror stories of people working on their cars and forgetting to bleed the brakes properly and smash into the most convenient thing. But otherwise its not very difficult and can be done with basic tools.

 

[doug b]

please remember that with anti lock brakes it is unwise to push the old fluid back to the master cylinder as it can damage the abs system,open the bleeder and drian the fluid into a container as you compress the pistons then top up the master cylinder afterwards.the abs system has very fine filter screens in it that can be clogged by pushing the old fluid back