What went wrong?
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Drifting
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Seattle WA
Glad you figured out the issue.
As far as buying an entire new set of pads, maybe give the manufacturer a call and see if they can hook you up with a single pad. If it were me, I would tell them the story, be contrite while expressing my own idiocy, and I'll bet they feel sorry for you and send a new one, on the house. It's really a pretty good story.
Good luck and keep us posted.
As far as buying an entire new set of pads, maybe give the manufacturer a call and see if they can hook you up with a single pad. If it were me, I would tell them the story, be contrite while expressing my own idiocy, and I'll bet they feel sorry for you and send a new one, on the house. It's really a pretty good story.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Thanks to all for going so easy on me, I have been doing my own brakes for a long time as well but sometimes you get complacent and do something wrong. This time I'm out $100, so in the grand scheme it ain't so bad.
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Well, it's the damnedest thing. Someone must have gotten to the car while it was sitting at the gas station and turned that pad inside out so the metal side was against the rotor.
So yeah, I need a new rotor and a single pad; not sure I can make the single pad happen, but the rotor will be on its way here soon. Wow I feel dumb.
So yeah, I need a new rotor and a single pad; not sure I can make the single pad happen, but the rotor will be on its way here soon. Wow I feel dumb.
wasn't too bad of a lesson to learn.......we are all human and none of us perfect.................even the Corvette forum members aren't...........
glad you got it sorted out......................and feel pretty sure something like that won't happen again
Last edited by rkj427; Feb 4, 2017 at 08:13 AM.
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Good for you on fessing up. We all have made mistakes in the past and will all probably make one in the future. 
First time I changed rotors I put the tinnerman nuts back on. Thought they were needed.
First time I changed rotors I put the tinnerman nuts back on. Thought they were needed.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Long Island, N.Y.
It's like when I can't find my Pencil, keys and or cell phone and I blame everyone in the house for taking it. Meanwhile, The Pencil tucked by my ear, The keys were in my pocket and the cell phone was in my hand. ROTF LMAO!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2011
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From: HOMESTEAD FL
glad you where able to figure it out... Honestly it was the only logical reason for the rotor to get as trashed as it was.
I was going to suggest reusing the pads... I didn't imagine them getting messed up bad at all... the back plate is just that... some ruff sanding/filing will have that cleaned up in no time.
SPEED SAFE, NICK
I was going to suggest reusing the pads... I didn't imagine them getting messed up bad at all... the back plate is just that... some ruff sanding/filing will have that cleaned up in no time.
SPEED SAFE, NICK
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