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Skaala
03-12-2007, 08:16 PM
oh man, it was a pain in the ass compared to the rears!.. first, the brakelines in copper couldn't hold up anymore, and I had my garage custom make me some new on the spot. Then, the two small screws holding the disk flush to the hub were seized up... took me 2 hours to get them off.. After that it went pretty smooth. Bleeding is always a boring mess... End result however was great. It hurts your body if you floor the brakepedal now.. :D


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T-Bird
03-12-2007, 11:20 PM
did you try an impact driver on the screws for the rotors? that happens all the time on
Acuras and with a friendly hit with the impact driver a few times and off they come (best tool ever)
Skaala
03-13-2007, 02:24 AM
did you try an impact driver on the screws for the rotors? that happens all the time on
Acuras and with a friendly hit with the impact driver a few times and off they come (best tool ever)

yep, first a small hammer, then a big hammer, then a sledgehammer and 1 hour of beating.. :roll:
Skaala
03-13-2007, 03:03 AM
He's talking about this

http://www.hechinger.com/assets/images/product/ingersoll-rand-wrench-IR2135QTI.jpg

POWER! :mrgreen:

1,000 ft/lbs of torques

ahaaa..... no, I only had a manual impact driver for that small screw.
Skaala
03-13-2007, 09:36 AM
He's talking about this

http://www.hechinger.com/assets/images/product/ingersoll-rand-wrench-IR2135QTI.jpg

POWER! :mrgreen:

1,000 ft/lbs of torques

We have one for the Clio - and we can change brake rotors and pads in about 10 minutes :wink: :D

but if the star screw doesn't have any more track....it's not so easy :P
TopGearNL
03-13-2007, 10:04 AM
^^ Yeah that really sucks then! :shock:

Anyway glad to see it all worked out in the end!

Whats the next upgrade? Porsche 993TT rims :twisted:
Skaala
03-13-2007, 10:31 AM
^^ Yeah that really sucks then! :shock:

Anyway glad to see it all worked out in the end!

Whats the next upgrade? Porsche 993TT rims :twisted:

yep, I'm looking at the RH Turbo Cup rim in '18 with 225/40/18 Pirelli P Zero Rosso Asimmetrico :P

these rims (only with cooler tires), a classical RS2 upgrade

http://bilgalleri.net/uploads/17764.jpg


maybe in Gunmetal?

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/2544/rs2sedanal3.jpg
TopGearNL
03-13-2007, 10:52 AM
^^ I knew it, I would do exactly the same! :D

The gunmetal ones look so sexy! :love: :drool: :love:
silentm
03-13-2007, 11:56 AM
gunmetal on a black one is just :drool:
TopGearNL
03-13-2007, 01:31 PM
You see everybody loves the Gunmetal ones Skaala! :D
Skaala
03-13-2007, 01:37 PM
^I'll have to check this out some more. Best if I get someone to powdercoat gunmetal? I think it is a custom job in that pic.
Skaala
03-13-2007, 05:36 PM
Just sent an email to a local powdercoater with the paint specification for gunmetal paint.
If anyone wonders... it's:

Colour Name: 305 Gun Metal
Colour Code: AST 1301
Basecoat: (MBC) / 2K
Activator: DCH4074Q

I've decided on gunmetal when I get the RH turbo cup rims :D jeey
TopGearNL
03-13-2007, 06:55 PM
^^ Great news! :D
T-Bird
03-13-2007, 07:50 PM
Actually I ment this...
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?cat=Mechanics+Tools&pid=00947641000&vertical=TOOL&subcat=Automotive+Specialty+Tools&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes
graywolf624
03-13-2007, 07:57 PM
did you try an impact driver on the screws for the rotors? that happens all the time on
Acuras and with a friendly hit with the impact driver a few times and off they come (best tool ever)
Usually if the asshat at the dealership hadnt used an impact driver to put the damn thing on you could get it off.

(Sorry pet peeve, especially when they do that shit to your lugs.)
T-Bird
03-13-2007, 08:53 PM
did you try an impact driver on the screws for the rotors? that happens all the time on
Acuras and with a friendly hit with the impact driver a few times and off they come (best tool ever)
Usually if the asshat at the dealership hadnt used an impact driver to put the damn thing on you could get it off.

(Sorry pet peeve, especially when they do that shit to your lugs.)

Those little screws areput inby hand but the heat from the rotors causes them to seize up and we always use impacts for wheels because we are trying to save time so jackass stuck upmother fers stop complaining it is taking 15 minutes to do an oil change/ air filter and tire rotation. and I aswell as most of the techs at my shop use torque sticks which are fairly accurate. but impacts are very usefull when doing major work. IT's not like we use them on spark plugs and shit like that.
graywolf624
03-13-2007, 09:00 PM
^You've never had to take a breaker bar to a set of lugs apparently.

Torque sticks are not the rule, your the exception.
T-Bird
03-13-2007, 10:04 PM
^You've never had to take a breaker bar to a set of lugs apparently.

Torque sticks are not the rule, your the exception.

Actually I've had to hang from a breaker bar before to try and loosen lug nuts, And you know I'm a fairly big guy (bigger then)
graywolf624
03-13-2007, 10:37 PM
Then you should know what Im talking about.. Your lug nuts should never require a breaker bar to get off.