Simple Question about Rotors and Pads

[Genopsyde]

do you have aim or yahoo msg?

[malletslinger]

yahoo...but I dont use instant messaging

[Genopsyde]

well it would just make explaining things a lot easier, go to www.adelphia.net then log into the site with your username and password, then click on where it says photo's at the top, that looks to me to be a place to upload your own picture files and such.

[malletslinger]

Il try that...if you have any other ideas, you can email them to me
thanks

[97cavalier]

hey go to imageshack, you can post pic on there and copy the url and paste it on this reply thing.

[wrightz28]

Originally Posted by Genopsyde

you hafta use a c-clamp to press the piston back in, .

Except for when you have rear discs with the screw type e-brake (where the piston threads into the caliper)

You'll need another tool for that, also readily available. Caliper bolts are either a t-50 or t-55.

[Genopsyde]

i've never done rear disc before, what's the tool needed?

[wrightz28]

It's basicly a c-clamp but is fit to cover the whole piston and has a corresponding set of 'nubs' in it to lock on to the piston to aid resseting.

Half the time they're seized up and you better off replacing the caliper anyway, come to think of it, I don't think I've ever actually threaded one back in, just replaced em becasue it's cheap and easy.

I just thought I'd throw that out there tho, I love going over to people's houses after this conversation:

"hey, i'm going to do my brakes, do I need anything special"
Are the rears threaded?
"umm, no"
then the answer is no.

a few hours later..........

"hey I can't get these back ones in, they seem really stiff"
sure they're not threaded?
"yeah, I'm sure"
Ok, your not doing something right.

another hour goes by, phone rings again.....
"hey."
yeah im' coming.

Get there, pry the c-clpam off, and what do you know, the damn things threaded.

[1986Z28]

3/8 allan head is what it would be