Special tools for changing brakes??
01-22-2006, 03:07 PM
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Special tools for changing brakes??
Hey guys, do i need any special tools to change my brakes? beacause my pads are freakin wasted an i don't feel like paying anyone to do it...thanks
01-22-2006, 03:49 PM
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RE: Special tools for changing brakes??
Nope..just metric wrenches will get the job done.
01-22-2006, 07:01 PM
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RE: Special tools for changing brakes??
but don't i need something to compress the piston into the caliper?
01-22-2006, 07:03 PM
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RE: Special tools for changing brakes??
Big ol' C clamp is what I use.
01-22-2006, 08:24 PM
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RE: Special tools for changing brakes??
when I did it i did need that tool to compress the piston in the caliper, i borrowed mine from a ford mechanic my uncle knows. I dont remeber what its called, but I couldn't get the job done without it...
01-22-2006, 08:27 PM
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RE: Special tools for changing brakes??
you cant use a c-clamp on the back, it requires a special tool which you can rent at autozone
01-23-2006, 06:13 AM
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RE: Special tools for changing brakes??
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Yes sir. There's a nipple or somethign in the back. It CAN be done with normal tools, but you run the risk of fuggerring something up.
01-23-2006, 11:03 AM
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RE: Special tools for changing brakes??
on the sn95 i think you can use a c-clamp on the fronts, but on on the 99+ i hear i need some kinda special tool, what is it?
01-23-2006, 12:34 PM
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RE: Special tools for changing brakes??
theres a tool you can buy pretty cheap at the parts store to do the rear basicaly you have to turn the piston as it goes back in to the caliper.
01-23-2006, 03:07 PM
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RE: Special tools for changing brakes??
Perhaps a breaker bar for your rachet...
01-22-2006, 08:24 PM
RE: Special tools for changing brakes??
