Click for huuuuuuuge…
Thanks to I’ve got my brakes done. I was afraid to put too much force on the bolts, so I didn’t want to use too much torque. Well, Sean informed me of just how solidly those bolts are going to be seated, so using a large pipe-like device, I got them free. Rotors and pads are now replaced, and after the brief test ride around my court yard, things are good.
Now I’m going to go have a quick test drive, coupled with returning an unneeded part (cupped drill-mount wire brush which I thought I’d need to remove rust) and cash in my pocket change at Farmer Jack.
Yay!
Aren’t shiny new car parts pretty?
Hehe, yes. Up until first use. :)
Hehe… The only hard part (beyond my nerves while jacking the vehicle up) was getting the bolts out of the caliper mounting bracket. *That* was hard… I was afraid of inadvertantly breaking the bolt, but they ended up coming out fairly easily after using an extension on my socket wrench. I think the whole handle was ~18″ long.