Changing rotors at home - help?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Sahuarita AZ
Changing rotors at home - help?
Hi:
I would like to install AC Delco's rotor package on my '99 at home.
Are there any "gotchas"?
Could anyone help me out with the service manual text? I'd need front and rear.
Thanks!
I would like to install AC Delco's rotor package on my '99 at home.
Are there any "gotchas"?
Could anyone help me out with the service manual text? I'd need front and rear.
Thanks!
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '03-'11
The only difficult part is getting the caliper bolts off (you'll need a breaker bar, unless you're really big 
)... make sure you have some Loctite blue handy for re-assembly.
It's pretty straight forward.
)... make sure you have some Loctite blue handy for re-assembly.It's pretty straight forward.
Drifting
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From: Celina ohio
be careful. I twisted a bolt off that holds the bracket in place to the hub. Actualy snapped off 1 inch INSIDE the bracket.
Turned out to be the project from hell for me. had to have the car towed to the dealer.
The service tech said i hadn't done anything wrong, that it was just one of those "things"......
YIKES!
Turned out to be the project from hell for me. had to have the car towed to the dealer.
The service tech said i hadn't done anything wrong, that it was just one of those "things"......
YIKES!
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Le Mans Master
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From: Sahuarita AZ
Thanks. I'm only concerned about the technical details, like how tight I need to torque my front and rear bolts down, and any other information necessary that I might not have without the service manual.
Melting Slicks
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From: Sandy Ego CA
Just remember that the rear rotor has to come straight off the E brake or it wants to bind, if you can't get them off go to the back side of the e brake backing plate and diconnect the e brake cable, reach up and pull the small black rubber dust cover off the cable arm, this will give you access to the small black plastic e brake shoe adjuster, back it off untill the rotors are loose.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Sahuarita AZ
Do I need to remove the caliper brace from the knuckle in order to remove the rotor?
If I don't have to remove the caliper brace, then all I would need to do is remove the caliper itself and slide the rotor off under the brace - correct?
I don't know if the rotor is too large, requiring me to remove the entire caliper brace.
Thanks.
If I don't have to remove the caliper brace, then all I would need to do is remove the caliper itself and slide the rotor off under the brace - correct?
I don't know if the rotor is too large, requiring me to remove the entire caliper brace.
Thanks.
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From: Overwhelmed as one would be, placed in my position.... DFW, TX
St. Jude Donor '05
And it should be noted: Don't use a vacuum pump bleeder to bleed the system.
Wanna guess how I figured that out?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=955341
Wanna guess how I figured that out?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=955341
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