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 everMods
87 GN - its just a 6...Mods
93 Z28 - slightly tweakedMods
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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.aaahhhh why me!!!!
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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