C3 brake pads changing
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Burning Brakes
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C3 brake pads changing
Hey All,
Is there an easy way to do the brake pads on a C3 ?
I did 3 calipers and they take me forever, it feels like I got them in out of luck. I push in one caliper and the other pops out. It is like a Laurel & Hardy routine.
Thanks
Jack
Is there an easy way to do the brake pads on a C3 ?
I did 3 calipers and they take me forever, it feels like I got them in out of luck. I push in one caliper and the other pops out. It is like a Laurel & Hardy routine.
Thanks
Jack
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Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Scottsdale Arizona
All of the Vette vendors sell an inexpensive sheet metal tool that will hold the pistons in place while changing pads. Leaving the old pad in place while compressing the pisons will help too. Make sure that your brake fluid isn't too high to allow for the rising level as well.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...9&dept_id=1066
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...9&dept_id=1066
Racer
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Cary Illinois
My cheap solution was four pieces of scrap oak, about 1 1/2 inches long and maybe 3/4 inch think (not at home so I can't measure them). I just slip them in and they hold the pistons in place while I change things out.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: STANTON CA
All of the Vette vendors sell an inexpensive sheet metal tool that will hold the pistons in place while changing pads. Leaving the old pad in place while compressing the pisons will help too. Make sure that your brake fluid isn't too high to allow for the rising level as well.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...9&dept_id=1066
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...9&dept_id=1066
They work well
