trouble removing calipers HELP!!
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From: Marlton. Increasing performance one speeding ticket at a time! NJ
Leverage is what you want, so a pipe onto a ratchet handle works wonders. That's what i would have done, if I didn't have 3 impact guns.
i also saw where someone set the wrench on the bolt and ground, and then lowered the car down to use it's own weight.
Le Mans Master
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From: Vilano Beach FL
I remember reading about that method in advance, it just made me a little nervous fooling with the jack (even though there were also stands in the equation).
Last edited by DT; Aug 17, 2007 at 05:16 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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Le Mans Master
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From: Vilano Beach FL
If it's any consolation, I had to swap my calipers on the front and rear to the opposite sides - while the mounting isn't side specific, the location of the bleeder valve IS, otherwise you'll never clear the air out.
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From: Hot Springs AR
If you got an honest 125 lb-ft on them, you're good to go. If you don't know, or if you know you didn't, then
(deep breath) you'd better go back. The racers use 125 lb-ft, and don't worry about locktite, because as soon as the bracket gets hot (out on the track, not on the street) the locktite softens, and then what's the point?
HTH, and have a good one,
Mike
