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Re: Rear brakes Posted by SWEDECAR [Email] (#112) [Profile/Gallery] (more from SWEDECAR) on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:13:03 In Reply to: Rear brakes, Josh Dole, Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:51:13 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
If you haven't done a lot of brakes in strange setups, these are not the easiest to start to learn on.
You need to have a special tool (available here and there) to retract the piston back into the caliper. Some have done it without the tool but you need to know how it is done and it can take awhile to figure it out.
If you are planning to replace the rotors you need a BIG Torx socket (E18 or E20) to loosen the caliper mounting bracket and the two bolts are glued with a blue Loctite that I have never seen the like before.
I guess Saab or GM had huge problems with calipers coming loose everywhere and littering the roads so they had to do something about it. (read, the answer to the question no one asked).
So you are using the best socket money can buy and a long extension bar and plenty of room to apply all the force you can muster to get two two bolts out.
The front brakes on the other hand is a regular setup and easier to do.
1 to 2 hours of labor is the standard for doing the rear brakes so compare that to what you need to buy and learn.
You can search here for more info.
Anders
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