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  1. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    16" rotor and Brembo caliper do a nice job of filling up the 22" wheel. With the front end finally back together, I took my Escalade out for a test drive and to bed the new pads. Drive went well, all felt fine. I bedded in the front brake pads to the rotors using Power Stop's procedure: -5...
  2. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    15mm thick hub centric wheel spacers with 6 on 5.5" pattern. I purchased them on Amazon. They are forged and have good review. We shall see... This shows the wheel side of the spacer. This is the rotor side of the spacer. I have only found 1 'issue' with these wheel spacers. The hub...
  3. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    I didn't feel like the ball joint separator fully seated the new lug stud. Washer, spacer, and lug nut used to fully seat the new lug stud. 6 longer lug studs installed in driver's side wheel flange. I cleaned the wheel bearing hub mounting bolts then reinstalled them with blue...
  4. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    Alright, we have established that the new calipers are too fat for the stock wheels to fit. Spacers and longer lug studs are needed. The front lug studs have the following dimensions: GM 11603331 Thread: M14x1.5 Knurl dia: 15.8mm (0.623") Shoulder length: 0.638" (16.2mm) Thread length: 31mm...
  5. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    Agreed. When I was researching this project, I saw reports that rotors from various manufacturers were in short supply.
  6. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    While getting my pressure bleeder set up and doing general clean-up, I let the calipers gravity bleed for awhile. Didn't really do much. :( With my pressure bleeder, I started at the inside bleeder on each caliper, and bled a full bottle(not bottle of brake fluid, but bottle on my little...
  7. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    I mounted the assembled brake calipers with the new mounting bolts and correct spacers. The mounting bolts and spacers were fiddly because the spacers had to go between the caliper mounting ears and the spindle. When I was mocking up the calipers for fitment, the rotors were not installed. I...
  8. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    Put a layer of Permatex purple ceramic brake parts lubricant on the piston faces to help keep the pads from squeaking. The Power Stop Z232407 Z23 Carbon Fiber-Ceramic brake pads are identical and go in either side. Slide them in, push them down to compress the tension spring, then push the...
  9. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    With the 'figure out how to make stuff fit' part done, the rest was to be straight bolt-on. (More ominous thunder...) I installed the new Power Stop AR82209EVC Evolution fully coated 16" rotors with new GM Genuine 11609271 rotor retaining screws onto the front wheel hubs. I put a thin layer of...
  10. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    Now that the calipers were centered over the rotors, I could move onto the next issue: mounting bolts. I had originally purchased 4 of the recommended GM Genuine 11612265 caliper bracket mounting bolts. These are stock for 2013 Escalade to mount the caliper brackets to the spindles. These...
  11. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    Now that I had clearance for the spacer washers to sit, I had to figure out which thickness of spacers I needed to center the calipers. Others had posted using a fender washer on each bolt. Yeah. That didn't work for me. From Amazon, I purchased 3/8" ID x 1 1/2" OD stainless steel fender...
  12. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    Driver's side spindle upper caliper mount after my 'expert' hand machining for spacer washer clearance. Ugly, but it works. Quick shot of flat black Rustoleum on the driver's side upper caliper mount to keep the rust from forming as fast. Driver's side spindle lower caliper mount after...
  13. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    Back on track for documenting the install: With the new carbide burrs, I hand 'machined' clearance at the caliper mounting points on both spindles. Much better. Still ugly, but better. I removed enough cast iron so that I did not have to trim the stainless steel spacer washers. Having installed...
  14. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    OK, I am back, and have good updates. I finally completed the replacement of the front lug studs and installation of spacers back on the 24th and have been driving my Escalade daily since. My report on adding 2021 PPV front brakes to a GMT900: not for the faint of heart, and NOT a straight...
  15. skpyle

    2013 Escalade ESV Next BIG adventure: Cooling system refresh, Big 3 Electrical upgrade, Reseal intake, and VLOM mod...

    I've been so wrapped up in the project to install the PPV brakes on my Escalade, that I forgot to post an update. New GM Genuine 12703627 CKP sensor arrived on th 14th, and I was able to install it on the 15th. 6.2L fired right up, no hesitation, no extended cranking, and no MIL. In 'Ignition...
  16. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    I saw that. The new Powerstop braided brake hoses threaded onto my front hardlines with no problem. I am expecting/hoping for the same for the four rear hoses as well.
  17. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    That’s what it is looking like. I just did some more fitment testing. Stack of washers 13mm thick gives approximately 1/16” clearance between the caliper and the rim. Lug studs are definitely too short for this. I am now looking into longer lug studs. Thanks!
  18. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    Well...this has gone wrong. My stock 2013 Escalade RPO Q7L 22" aluminum rims do NOT clear the 6 piston fixed Brembo calipers. :banghead: The lower outer edge of the caliper rubs the inside of the rim spokes. 2013 Escalade RPO Q7L painted 22" rim. Rub ring at the base of the spokes on...
  19. skpyle

    2021 PPV 6 piston brake caliper bolt torque, is it Torque To Yield?

    Thank you very much!!!
  20. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    Driving home from work this morning was all the justification that I need for this upgrade. I-85N was an unholy cross between Mad Max and Mario Kart. :banghead:
  21. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    Thank you! I try to make my posts informative and useful to the forum.
  22. skpyle

    2021 PPV 6 piston brake caliper bolt torque, is it Torque To Yield?

    Hello Gentlemen, In my other thread, I am fitting 2021 PPV spec 6 piston front brake calipers and rotors to my 2013 Escalade ESV. I was searching for the correct torque for the caliper mounting bolts. The GM bolts are part number 11546469. These are spec'd for 2021 PPV calipers. They are...
  23. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    OK, here is where it got 'interesting'. And no longer straight bolt-on. On a youtube video of a guy installing these 6 piston calipers on a 2007 Escalade, he mentioned having to grind a little on the spindles for the caliper mounting ears to sit flat. Not much. Hmmm... On my 2013 Escalade ESV...
  24. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    The front suspension ride height sensor arm lower mounts are ball studs that thread into the brake hose retaining bracket on the upper control arm. I easily removed the ball stud from the bracket with a little impact driver. I had more trouble removing the arm from the ball. :rolleyes: Looking...
  25. skpyle

    2021 PPV Front Brakes on 2013 Escalade ESV, and rear brake overhaul

    Forgot to mention, I am not done with this yet. I got rained out today and couldn't finish. Will pick it back up Wednesday evening. So far, this has mostly been a bolt-on affair. However, I have had to make a few changes. If I were running the original, or OEM replacement brake hoses, then the...

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