Just a fyi they go bad and choke calipers. I had to replace mine. Recommend stainless hoses and if you end up messing with it again better to take care of it now then have them swell internally
Yes that's right about the hoses. I forgot to mention that's how my my brake work became necessary! The hose on the passenger side collapsed internally and locked up the caliper. Locked up enough to catch on fire! Melted the ABS sensor package. So I got new hoses and calipers and fresh pads. This Burb was my daily driver in Houston until a couple weeks ago, so it gets to stop a lot!
I replaced that set of pads in June, probably could have gone a bit longer, but the guy who changed the shocks pointed out that they were pretty worn. He'd have done it then for some more $$, but I assured him that was something I could take care of. I had the shocks done by a shop, because I remember from helping dad with the fronts on our other 99 Burb that it was a major pain in the ass!
Those clips are pretty stiff, I used a big sturdy screwdriver to pry them in place. I'm **** about parts being cleaned; that was my first job working with dad, cleaning nuts, bolts and brackets. There's a shelf in the shop with all different types of specialty automotive lubricants and cleaners.
I grew up in a family owned auto parts store, so I got to see several times where the parts the book said weren't the correct ones for the car.
Don't take this the wrong way, but when you replaced the bearings, did you knock out the old races ( the tapered cup the wheel bearing fits in) and replace them with the ones that came with the new bearings? They're sold as matched sets and need to be replaced as such. I'm not trying to talk down to you-- I don't know how much you know. If the new bearings are in the old, worn races, they'll be likely to make noise. And noise in a bearing means damage.
