Special Tool when changing brake/rotors?

[wilfredom]

yeah, mine too, plz .. ha ha ha ..

[milly00]

I know a couple tools around town. Idk if their special though.

[Chr1s]

Okay thanks for the help. I successfully changed them. It took me awhile not because of any tool other than the one to get the tire lugnuts off. I didn't check before I bought it and of course, didn't have one. Luckily my neighbor has a couple of them for some reason, but wait! They're not "standard size" as he was saying, luckily I found one at a local salvage.

[madputter]

Volt, I have a number of those aftermarket "specialty" tools your referred to, however, they are not nearly as nice as yours. Mine did not come with a manual and I was wondering if you had one or if this requires special college certification. I guess there's something to be said about buying quality OEM.

But, all joking aside, I never had an easier time changing pads and rotors on a car than I had on my Milly. Now, getting the emergency brake parts replaced and set properly was another story.

[milly00]

How do you set the e-brake? Mine is a little loose.

[T2T]

You know, after 25 years of using a "C" clamp to compress the piston for my calipers, I think I'm going to spring for one of those nifty tools that will make the task slightly easier.



It may be more than I need. But, hey, life is too short to spend cranking on those threads of the "C" clamp.

[madputter]

Originally Posted by milly00

How do you set the e-brake? Mine is a little loose.

Hey milly00,

If it's just the handle that's go some play in it, remove the box in the armrest, remove the 2 screws that let you take off the brake boot. You can then adjust the play in the cable using the adjusting nut on the side of the handle. BE CAREFUL not to tighten it too much or you will end up engaging the brake shoes on the e-brake inside the rotors.

If the car still moves when you set your e-brake, you'll have to adjust the "star wheel" inside the rear brake disks. You can check in the manual for the proceedure to do this properly.

[wilfredom]

Originally Posted by T2T

You know, after 25 years of using a "C" clamp to compress the piston for my calipers, I think I'm going to spring for one of those nifty tools that will make the task slightly easier.



It may be more than I need. But, hey, life is too short to spend cranking on those threads of the "C" clamp.

teetotee; never seen that tool b4 .. wow think how many brake jobs u can do a day ... for a living ...

[madputter]

I do believe I'd need an edgamacation to use one of those. Looks like a mighty fancy caulking gun.