Doin a brake pad change. Just lookin for any tips or tricks and any heads ups. Thanks guys.
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The brakes are silly easy. BUT! If you've never done the brakes before, you need a special tool for the front brakes. It's like a huge allen key. Ran me like 2 bucks at advance. You're gonna need that.
Rear brakes are even easier.97 Chevy 'Raro Z28 M6- Ported & Polished LT1 heads,beehives,1.6/1.94 valves, 226/231 custom cam,K&N FIPK, 94-95 BBK shorty's,ORY,Magnaflow Catback,no cats,BMR LCA Relocation Brackets,Lower Control Arms,Adjustable Panhard Bar,Eibach Pro Kit,SPEC Stage 1,Walbro 255 Fuel Pump,30LB Injectors,Pro 5.0,Short stick,MSD 8.5's,NGK TR55's,LT4KM
01 Honda CBR600 F4i-Two bro's,Corbins,SS brake lines
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Discs are easy. If you have the hex-key for the caliper mount bolts, a C-clamp for the caliper piston and a jack, you're set. I did all 4 calipers by myself in just under 2 1/2 hrs. Hope this helps.Steve
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Originally posted by ryan34well i have allen wrenches, will these work?97 Chevy 'Raro Z28 M6- Ported & Polished LT1 heads,beehives,1.6/1.94 valves, 226/231 custom cam,K&N FIPK, 94-95 BBK shorty's,ORY,Magnaflow Catback,no cats,BMR LCA Relocation Brackets,Lower Control Arms,Adjustable Panhard Bar,Eibach Pro Kit,SPEC Stage 1,Walbro 255 Fuel Pump,30LB Injectors,Pro 5.0,Short stick,MSD 8.5's,NGK TR55's,LT4KM
01 Honda CBR600 F4i-Two bro's,Corbins,SS brake lines
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Originally posted by raroZ28I had a lot too, but it's not enough. You'll need the tool. It's pretty big. It's like an allen inside a socket.Steve
79 FSJ - most expensive AMC Jeep ever Mods
87 GN - its just a 6... Mods
93 Z28 - slightly tweaked Mods
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It's a 3/8" allen. You can use either a 3/8" allen key or a 3/8" allen socket.
Either one works fine.
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Originally posted by Steve93ZNo you don't. A standard hex-key will work fine. The hex-key-socket isn't a necessity.97 Chevy 'Raro Z28 M6- Ported & Polished LT1 heads,beehives,1.6/1.94 valves, 226/231 custom cam,K&N FIPK, 94-95 BBK shorty's,ORY,Magnaflow Catback,no cats,BMR LCA Relocation Brackets,Lower Control Arms,Adjustable Panhard Bar,Eibach Pro Kit,SPEC Stage 1,Walbro 255 Fuel Pump,30LB Injectors,Pro 5.0,Short stick,MSD 8.5's,NGK TR55's,LT4KM
01 Honda CBR600 F4i-Two bro's,Corbins,SS brake lines
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Originally posted by ryan34Great, so i take off my lug nut covers and discover that one of them is completely rounded off, and its a different lug nut then the others. It doesn't even look like it should be a lug nut...either way, how would you guys get it off?97 Chevy 'Raro Z28 M6- Ported & Polished LT1 heads,beehives,1.6/1.94 valves, 226/231 custom cam,K&N FIPK, 94-95 BBK shorty's,ORY,Magnaflow Catback,no cats,BMR LCA Relocation Brackets,Lower Control Arms,Adjustable Panhard Bar,Eibach Pro Kit,SPEC Stage 1,Walbro 255 Fuel Pump,30LB Injectors,Pro 5.0,Short stick,MSD 8.5's,NGK TR55's,LT4KM
01 Honda CBR600 F4i-Two bro's,Corbins,SS brake lines
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Originally posted by raroZ28Take a 12 point socket.... One that fits really tight. Hammer it onto the lug, put the ratchet on, and it should come off pretty easy.
any suggestions on closng the piston without a c-clamp?
edit: nevermind i ended up going out to buy a new one. This is one of those days i really hate cars2006 Saturn Ion Redline
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