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Old 11-12-2006, 11:28 PM
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Special caliper cube tool. I just used pliers. It was easy.

Hope you cleaned up all that rust and lubed up the pads real good.
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Old 11-12-2006, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000SilverBullet
Special caliper cube tool. I just used pliers. It was easy.

Hope you cleaned up all that rust and lubed up the pads real good.
As best I could Paul!

The tool was $18 so I figure eh, what the heck, I'm sure it'll come in handy for lots of "other" people some day!

Now I can keep my dental work intact at least!
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damn, that must be great to have rear discs...SOOO much easier to replace pads than shoes and drums. Which reminds me...is something I have to do soon...oh...lord...

Nice job.
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Looks good Brian...

I like the job. Why do the rotors look painted though? Please tell me that'* some kind of funny anti-rusting Canadian metal.
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Old 11-13-2006, 08:36 AM
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You do man Brian, I didn't realise you were so mechanicaly inclinded............YeeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaa. Props to Brian.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Looks good Brian...

I like the job. Why do the rotors look painted though? Please tell me that'* some kind of funny anti-rusting Canadian metal.
Probably imported in from the STATES!
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Originally Posted by 2000SilverBullet
Special caliper cube tool. I just used pliers. It was easy.

Hope you cleaned up all that rust and lubed up the pads real good.
our calipers go in nice and easy, some applications are a bitch to get back in and you need some serous leverage to screw them in. thays why they make big expensive sets of tehse things too
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Looks good Brian...

I like the job. Why do the rotors look painted though? Please tell me that'* some kind of funny anti-rusting Canadian metal.
I painted them with high heat rust proof Tremclad paint just to keep the hub area from looking like crap in about 6 months. It'* a Canadian thing I guess Bill! Eh?

Obviously the paint on the rotor wears off the minute they are first used, so just the hub area will stay nice and purdie!
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Painting the working surface of the brake rotor sounds like a bad idea. Very bad.
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Originally Posted by Technical Ted
Painting the working surface of the brake rotor sounds like a bad idea. Very bad.
I didn't want to say anything, since he is a brother and all.
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