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Changing rear brake pads, WTF?? |
MoveQik |
Feb 6 2006, 04:48 PM
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What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Ok, a few minutes ago I asked about getting to the allen bolt that is accessible through the trailing arm in order to spread the caliper and get the new pads on. Allan(headrage) was kind enough to give me the correct info. However, I still can't see and/or move shit back up in there. Is it easier to just take the whole caliper off? So far I have made zero progress on spreading the caliper to get the new pads in. Is this really this difficult???
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Allan |
Feb 6 2006, 04:54 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
If you can get up under the car, take a flashlight and try and see through the trailing arm into the caliper. There is a small cylinder shaped adjuster that sits in there. Make sure it is still there. Sometimes people either don't put the plug back in and they fall out or they come out when people do the adjustments and don't put them back in. (Eric Shea says that he gets calipers with the adjuster missing alot) Even if it is there it takes a little wiggling around with the allen wrench to get it to seat into the adjuster. Even when you find it and can turn it you'll still need to spread the pads apart with something.
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