AUTOMOTIVE FREAKS

Photo by QuietDangst I was wondering if anyone knew how to change the front brake pads on an 04 Mitsubishi Endeavor?

We’re military and have the advantage of going to the Hobby Shop (a shop that has a few bays you can rent to do your work), but we’ve never changed the brakes on this car as we have our other ones.

Can anyone sum it up on how to or possibly know of a website I can check out?

Thanks!

Answer:

Perhaps you can check out these videos to give you some insight…

[metacafe]http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3490900/replacing_brakes_installing_caliper_brake_pads/?br=monkeysee[/metacafe]

In this video ASE certified master automotive techinician Richard Cottingham and employees of Rolando Hinojosa will be shown how to replace front brake pads and rotors of the 2004 Chevy Silverado. It will cover a caliper, pad and brake rotor removal and installation, how to withdraw pistons claiper, and how to bleed the brakes when finished. It will also cover the tools and parts neded to do the job.

Japanese Mitsubishi car can be as successful as it is today, like many fellow Japanese automakers but its influence on the United States auto is undeniable. Recently, the automotive industry, which has given the American fans with performance cars like the Evo and the Eclipse, named ten dealers selling Mitsubishi cars and trucks in the United States in 25 years. These representations have become an anchor in the automotive market in the United States auto.
The Mitsubishi Motors, President and Chief Executive Officer Hiroshi Harunari will present a special award to each of the ten companies that have the Japanese automotive industry for a quarter century. This celebration of the 25th year, the automotive business in the United States began last Friday with Mr. Harunari visited the Valley Auburn Mitsubishi dealership in Washington State. The agency sold the first Mitsubishi-badged vehicle in the United States.
"We honor the commitment and dedication to the Mitsubishi brand in the last 25 years these pioneers to the family of Mitsubishi Motors," commented Mr. Harunari. "Starting from the first sale of Mighty Max, Cordia and Tredia models now Eclipse, Galant, Lancer, Endeavor, Outlander and Raider sales, the dedication of our representatives is the driving force behind our continued success."
With the auto market increasingly competitive, automakers are counting on their delegations to go the extra mile in providing consumers the best service them. While automakers design vehicles to the car buyers and has the right ads to place, are the people the delegation, which has a contact with consumers. For an automobile to success and gain a broad-based buyer delegations should be able to handle customer relationships well. Even if automakers produce reliable data, such as a thermostat Audi, will be the work of the delegations to highlight these strengths to sell to customers.
To commemorate the 25 year milestone, Mitsubishi asked the ten-year 25 delegations which are special memories. William Lehman, the owner of the William Lehman Mitsubishi in North Miami, Florida said it delivered its first Mitsubishi vehicle to college students. The student does not know if and how to drive a manual. Lehman then taught the students how to drive a Mitsubishi. He said that after 25 years, the customer remains loyal to the delegation.
Ramsay Gillman of Gillman Mitsubishi South in Houston, Texas, noted the changing times. He said the delegation then sells Tredia, Cordia and Starion, 2WD and 4WD Mighty Max trucks. One year after opening the dealership sold 70 units a month and hand-wrote their financial statements.
Buzzy Cohn Rockville in Maryland from Mitsubishi said most proudest moment as a trader is the time given to the President of the award given to him in Japan. He also said that one of the most memorable moments of the Mitsubishi was the first time that he was given a speeding ticket the first time he drove a Mitsubishi. Besides these stories, other dealers are also pleased by the Japanese automotive industry.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducts tests on new vehicles in order to be able to find which of the many come with the best safety features which could really protect passengers. Results of impact tests will be announced by the IIHS, so that consumers should be directed to purchase their vehicles.
As per the recent tests conducted by the IIHS, the 2009 Nissan Murano took first place among nine other mid-size SUV with the four doors. And with that performance, which was awarded the Top Safety Pick award. The vehicles had to go through before testing, testing side, and rear tests and be scored accurately.
The worst 2008 models showed exactly what we could do. For the testing side, the three 2008 models reflect how poor they could take during side impact. These three are the Jeep Liberty, the Kia Sorento, and the four-door Jeep Wrangler. Among the three, the lowest grades went to the Kia Sorento.
It was excellent, but good ranking is a good rating, especially if you have poor performance with you. For testing and front crashes, the IIHS has been able to discover that the proper classification was this Mazda CX7 and Mazda CX9 deserved. The Mitsubishi Endeavor also earned a good rating. These three vehicles can be integrated into the 2009 Nissan Murano in the spotlight, but had low ratings back during testing. The three were able to protect passengers from injury of the neck which often happens during crashes from behind. For this, the Mazda CX7 and CX9 won only marginal skills and the Mitsubishi Endeavor took home a bad score.
Joe Nolan is senior vice president of IIHS »on the results announced," Combined with test results released last year, consumers now have 9 medium-sized, moderately priced SUV models that earn our Top Safety Pick designation. More good news is that manufacturers are moving quickly to add safety features like stability control and side airbags to their SUV models. All of the SUV in this group have ESC, and all Wrangler have standard side airbags. Increasingly, consumers are getting the latest safety equipment does not need to hunt through a list of options. "
What was the 2009 Nissan Murano at the top? Well, Nissan sure did spruce up the vehicle so as not to only look and perform well, but so much so that it also protects well. This new version comes with electronic stability control as standard feature. It can be upgraded with products capable of load-logical order liner to protect the floor, but what matters is the safety belts and air bags that protect passengers better.