- #49 of 55
-
Re: SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!! [sportsnbikes]
by rbindon
-
Oct 26, 2008 (3:30 pm)
-
|
|
Replying to: sportsnbikes (Sep 21, 2008 5:58 pm)
After you loosen and remove the 2 14mm caliper bolts and remove the calipers(hang them off the suspension with a bungee cord) and remove the shoes by sliding them off their tracks you must remove the 2 - 22mm bolts ONLY if you are changing the rotors or getting them machined. They are on really tight so use a long handle good quality ratchet and a lot of muscle. After they come off(2 bolts per side) you can now slide your rotor off. Reverse the steps to put it back together. Don't forget you will have to slowly retract the caliper piston with a C clamp to make enough room for the increased thickness of the new pads and rotor. Hope that helped. I just finished mine and it took about an hour and a half excluding the time to get the rotors machined.
|
- #50 of 55
-
2005 g35x front rotor replacement
by yassy
-
Oct 22, 2009 (6:49 pm)
-
|
|
i just replaced our front rotors on 2005 g35x after 50k miles! only had to remove 4 caliper bolts total, and the 2 14 mm are on tight. Rotor is just stuck to hub and had to be banged off. there are no screws bolting rotor to car. I have no clue what the guy above is refering to. there are no 22 mm bolts around the rotor. Rotor is just hugged in place by pads once everything is on, then by wheels and lug nuts. hope this helps
|
- #51 of 55
-
Re: 2005 g35x front rotor replacement [yassy]
by rbindon
-
Oct 23, 2009 (1:51 pm)
-
|
|
Replying to: yassy (Oct 22, 2009 6:49 pm)
Yassy, with all due respect, 2004 G35X Sedans sold in Canada have 2 14mm bolt pins holding on the brake pads and 2 22mm bolts securing the caliper body to the car. Do you perhaps have an upgraded Brembo brake pkg. on your car?
I have done this dozens of times. The standard calipers in the premium G35X pkg is 14's and 22's............
|
- #52 of 55
-
Re: 2005 g35x front rotor replacement [rbindon]
by yassy
-
Oct 26, 2009 (5:45 pm)
-
|
|
Replying to: rbindon (Oct 23, 2009 1:51 pm)
no problem. you are right. only 4 bolts hold caliper together that need to be removed. there is no screw holding the rotor onto hub. Actually the 2 bolts that were difficult to remove were 18 mm. The other bolts are standard 10 mm bolts holding piston onto caliper on our g35x. dont know why infiniti would put diffirent size on yours, unless you have different brakes. on the x i believe the front brakes are smaller.
|
- #53 of 55
-
Re: 2005 g35x front rotor replacement [yassy]
by rbindon
-
Oct 26, 2009 (7:18 pm)
-
|
|
Replying to: yassy (Oct 26, 2009 5:45 pm)
Its odd that they have different bolt sizes for same model year. The last one I did was a late model 04 so perhaps it was already getting 05 calipers when it was built. Anyway they make for an easy pad replacement and a fairly easy rotor remonal if necessary.
|
- #54 of 55
-
Not happy with 2005 g35x
by g35lemon
-
Nov 06, 2009 (9:55 am)
-
|
|
I just had a front wheel bearing replaced on my 2005 g35x. Under warranty, but makes me wonder about quality. However, they discovered a transmission leak and now I need a new radiator. The warranty ran out at 90,000 kms. I'm at 94,000 kms. And front rotors needed ... again. Is this a piece of junk, or what? My son has an 11 year old Honda Accord, and he's never had these kinds of issues. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome. I'm in Canada.
|
- #55 of 55
-
Re: Not happy with 2005 g35x [g35lemon]
by smarty666
-
Nov 07, 2009 (7:54 am)
-
|
|
Replying to: g35lemon (Nov 06, 2009 9:55 am)
the early G35s and FXs were notoriously bad when it came to rotors and brake pads: actually, in the beginning of 2003 or 2004 it wasn't covered under warranty and Infiniti was sued and forced to cover rotors and brakes under warranty because of the amount of people having problems with them and complaining: I had a 2005 FX35 that needed the rotors resurfaced and brake pads replaced every 10k miles while I leased it: luckily it was all covered under warranty but suffice it to say I didn't keep the FX because of these issues because they would have added up to alot of money year after year once the warranty expired: each time the car was done the bill was $300-400 bucks a pop: I was in the dealership over the years many times with people with 03-07 G35s having the same issues that I did with brakes and rotors every 10-15k miles: its a shame because except for the brake/rotor issues, my FX35 was absolutely excellent and problem free for the 42 months I had it!!! best of luck on your decision!!
|
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Sedans 
