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Yeah but then you have to keep it and store it somewhere and if it breaks you're out $20. Did that route with a spring compressor, 4 jobs in and the threads galled. Thankfully it was on the decompression stroke with the strut mount in place so I wasn't gridlocked.
Keeping a tool is more a feature than a bug.
Point of interest...Advance Auto does not have and cannot order calipers or hoses for the front of a 2011 Mustang GT without Brembos (even though it is on their website), but AutoZone can. The Scoobytruck went well (disk brakes but drum parking brakes, glad the parking brakes were good but they need adjusted) so today when it warms up I'll get into the Mustang.
Brake job on all 4 corners on the pony today. They started making noise, as I said, so the left front got a hose and caliper as well.
Odd thing about the rear calipers, I went and bought the tool to do the calipers complete with two compressing tools; one that goes left and one that goes right. I thought that the left one would be needed for the left side brake...but it was the right compressor on both.
On closer inspection the parking brake cable on the right side comes in from the top and on the left side it comes in on the bottom. I guess this makes the pistons interchangeable, but whatever the reason is it kinda threw me for a bit.
Hopefully the front pads will last more than 3 months this time (replaced a sticking caliper on the left front as well), but I will have to keep an eye on the left rear because the outside pad was thinner than the inside pad. Always something I guess.
The Scoobytruck also has new rear brake pads and rotors, but on the Scooby the parking brakes are drums inside the disk brake rotors. I've seen it before but I didn't realize Subaru did this, I guess I should have since when I got the parts they asked me if I needed pads or shoes. Now I need to adjust the parking brake on it...next weekend maybe.
Tomorrow is supposed to be in the mid 60's so I just may have to put the top down and cruise into work instead of taking the Baja.
Sounds like a big day Larry. I wanted a convertible but you can't buy a base GT convertible, has to be the premium. Also wife doesn't like convertibles so I had that going against me too lol.
Odd thing about the rear calipers, I went and bought the tool to do the calipers complete with two compressing tools; one that goes left and one that goes right. I thought that the left one would be needed for the left side brake...but it was the right compressor on both.
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I thought the same thing.
IDK if you got the same kit I did but it really simplified the job.
I cooked the pads on my GT when we did the Marion VA run last summer.
01-30-2016, 04:52 AM
