Changing Pads and Rotors
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Changing Pads and Rotors
My brother is coming into town this weekend and wants me to help him change his Pads and Rotors on 2007 XK. I am a novice/beginner at mechanical work - I've probably changed 10 different vehicles brakes and rotors. Usually goes OK, sometimes hard to get the caliper bracket off or getting the rotors themselves off. But I live in NE with lots of road salt and corrosion, where he is coming in from Charlotte, NC which should negate that frustration. Is there anything special I should know about this particular brake job before beginning?
Since he's coming in from out of town, I don't want to have a problem in the middle which would prevent him from heading back after the weekend.
Since he's coming in from out of town, I don't want to have a problem in the middle which would prevent him from heading back after the weekend.
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Thanks for the info. Knowing it was going to be pretty straight forward going into it helped. Whole job was done - all 4 with pads and rotors in a little over 3 hours. Lost about an hour b/c somebody already rented the tools for the rear. I was able to do it with a little square tool they sell, but not without a lot of wasted time. You have to really push in (a lot) while turning the piston. After I figured out to push harder, we got it done.
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Thanks for the info. Knowing it was going to be pretty straight forward going into it helped. Whole job was done - all 4 with pads and rotors in a little over 3 hours. Lost about an hour b/c somebody already rented the tools for the rear. I was able to do it with a little square tool they sell, but not without a lot of wasted time. You have to really push in (a lot) while turning the piston. After I figured out to push harder, we got it done.
This sounds like the old FORD process from years ago.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
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The cube "square" one is a pain to use so if you can borrow or buy one of the better tools do that.
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourcei...+tool&tbm=shop
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourcei...+tool&tbm=shop
Thanks , I have one like this cube. But the other style shown would be much easier. Anyone know the measurement between the pins?
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