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Post March 7th, 2007, 4:51 pm
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piff, Anyone want to help me change my brakes? [lol] I can't be arsed to do them or pay to have them changed [:D]
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Post March 7th, 2007, 5:43 pm

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just do them, if i could i would though, or you could wait untill july
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Post March 7th, 2007, 5:52 pm
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hmmmm only 4 more months, I'll wait [lol]
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Post March 7th, 2007, 9:15 pm

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if you have your webcam reach the car, i'll help you

Post March 8th, 2007, 4:26 am
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[lol] nah, I'll change them tomorrow. It was a bad idea driving to work [lol]
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the bads, where are the bads in the break assembely [lol]

althought by the sounds of it there all the way throught oscars car
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Post March 8th, 2007, 1:26 pm
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where's the break assembly? [lol]
Yeah they're as thick a a sheet of paper [lol]
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Post March 8th, 2007, 6:43 pm

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Make sure you have a c-clamp to push the piston back in ... if you do not have one, you are going to have a BEAR of a time compressing the unit to fit back over the rotor.

Also: http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/howto/ ... ticle.html
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Post March 8th, 2007, 6:56 pm
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I got them changed, though one was worn down to the metal [lol] I still have the weird sound I initially wanted them changed for. It's like a jet plane engine sound when I press the brakes at high or low speed. hmmm anyone have an idea of what this could be?
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Post March 8th, 2007, 7:02 pm

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I hope the one worn to the metal didnt damage the rotors. Thats not a cheap job either. I alsmost did that and my rotor had some scuffing but it was luckily ok.

Post March 8th, 2007, 7:15 pm
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Both rotors were turned (shaven and evened out) so they are nice and even and still thick. Thicker than what the minimum thickness is as far as specs go.
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Post March 8th, 2007, 8:22 pm
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no not good! I still have that sound. It's a loud sound!
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do you know which tires its coming from? or is it the whole car?

Post March 8th, 2007, 10:09 pm
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Post March 9th, 2007, 6:42 pm
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appears that one of the rotors wasn't turned right so they returned it, did something and it's gone, but now my brake pedal vibrates [lol]
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Also, make sure you do not have a rock or pebble up in there! [lol]
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Post March 10th, 2007, 5:29 am
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nope no rocks or pebbles. I shoulda changed them myself [:(]
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If you have the know-how, I would always recommend that. Then, at least you know you are not going to screw yourself. [lol]
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Post March 10th, 2007, 4:01 pm
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