tried to do my first brake/ rotor install...
#1
tried to do my first brake/ rotor install...
...didn't go too well.
First off, my wheels are always a PITA to take off. They always seem stuck to the rotors pretty good. Anyhow, I get the black plastic dustcovers off the back of the FRONT calipers only to reveal that they aren't 7mm hex bolts like I had seen in the Tech guide. Infact, they aren't 8mm or 10mm hex bolts either I don't think they're even hex! So I stuck a mirror back there and there's no bolt. Just a dowel looking thing with a hole in middle that looks like there should be a bolt there. Kinda looks like this ---> (o) Is this what I'm supposed to be seeing? Everything I've seen in the archive says 7mm hex. I know the caliper is held on their by something, but I can't figure out what the hell it is. Help!
-r.
First off, my wheels are always a PITA to take off. They always seem stuck to the rotors pretty good. Anyhow, I get the black plastic dustcovers off the back of the FRONT calipers only to reveal that they aren't 7mm hex bolts like I had seen in the Tech guide. Infact, they aren't 8mm or 10mm hex bolts either I don't think they're even hex! So I stuck a mirror back there and there's no bolt. Just a dowel looking thing with a hole in middle that looks like there should be a bolt there. Kinda looks like this ---> (o) Is this what I'm supposed to be seeing? Everything I've seen in the archive says 7mm hex. I know the caliper is held on their by something, but I can't figure out what the hell it is. Help!
-r.
#3
you're looking at the wrong part. the 13mm bolt is also back there too but sort of a pain to get at
you'll probably have to loosen the abs sensor bracket to get at it. and have a breaker bar and some pb handy, torque spec is ~150 ft/lbs iirc.
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