How to Change the Rear Brakes in a 2003 Saturn Ion?

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How to Replace the Rear Brakes on a Saturn Ion | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Doug Thralls | permalink
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Squeaking or grinding noises that come from the rear end of your Saturn Ion could mean it is time to change the rear brakes. Proper maintenance of your brake system plays an important role in overall vehicle safety. It is recommended that you change the rear brakes on your Saturn at least once every 12,000 to 15,000 miles. However, if you hear...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_7549404_replace-rear-brakes-saturn-ion.html ^[1]

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How to Remove a Saturn Ion Rear Brake Drum | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by vittoruia Mattiello | permalink
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There are a couple of scenarios that can make removing the rear brake drum on a Saturn Ion slightly confounding. The Ion's drum is not a bearing-held assembly that's bolted to the rear spindle; it's called a "knock-off" drum, and despite this nickname, it's often stuck to the rear mating joint of the axle. The shoes underneath the drum...

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How to Fix Drum Brakes on a Saturn | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Vadim Rosenberg | permalink
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Saturn vehicles may have disc or drum brakes on the rear wheels, depending on the year and model. If the vehicle has drum brakes, the parking brake shoes are installed within the drum itself. If you need to fix the drum brakes by replacing the shoes, you are dealing with numerous springs that connect the shoes and will require precision to...

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Brake Pad Replacement Cost for Saturn Ion - RepairPal Estimate More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by umer memon | permalink
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How much does it cost to replace a brake pad? Make sure it's a fair price. Get an estimate for parts and labor for your car in your area.

For further reading: https://repairpal.com/estimator/saturn/ion/brake-pad-replacement-cost ^[4]

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How to Install Brake Pads in a 2004 Saturn Ion More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Herbert Zornpfenning | permalink
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Heading into the 21st century, the Saturn S-Series models were getting rather long in the tooth, so Saturn chose to replace the SC and SL with the Ion Coupe and Ion Sedan, respectively. In 2004, the ...

For further reading: http://autoresource.internetautoguide.com/install-brake-pads-2004-saturn-ion-2892.html ^[5]

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Rear Brake Shoes/Drums Re-Assembly Saturn Ion 2005. • /r/Cartalk More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Illuminat 23 | permalink
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I am about ready to burn this car to the ground. I attached some pictures as well in the imgur album. Basically I have the new shoes and the new...
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For further reading: http://www.reddit.com/r/Cartalk/comments/2ycxta/rear_brake_shoesdrums_reassembly_saturn_ion_2005/ ^[6]

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1. http://www.ehow.com/how_7549404_replace-rear-brakes-saturn-ion.html

2. http://www.ehow.com/how_5840974_remove-ion-rear-brake-drum.html

3. http://www.ehow.com/how_6246117_fix-drum-brakes-saturn.html

4. https://repairpal.com/estimator/saturn/ion/brake-pad-replacement-cost

5. http://autoresource.internetautoguide.com/install-brake-pads-2004-saturn-ion-2892.html

6. http://www.reddit.com/r/Cartalk/comments/2ycxta/rear_brake_shoesdrums_reassembly_saturn_ion_2005/