musclemustang94

So I was going to do my front brakes today and after getting the the driver side done i rounded off the bolts on the passenger side and now I am screwed! Does anyone know round bolt tricks? Also, I bought ceramic pads and new rotors. Now when I drive it makes a weird scuffing sound from the pad touching the rotor. Is this just because the pads need broke in still? HELP ME PLEASE!

WhiteFoxGT

Did you clean / lube the sliders before you put the new pads on the one side. I've had good luck with Matco's bolt extractor set. As long as the head isnt totally mangled, it usually works like a charm

7upedition

pound an old socket on it .... it works, not the best way to do it but it works....

musclemustang94

Yeah I lubed the slide pins...its not a squeaking though. It would make them sqeak if they weren't lubed right? Its more like a scuffing sound.

Boss_Hotrod

You cleaned the rotors and check for cleareances right?

musclemustang94

Yeah I cleaned the rotors, I sprayed 'em with brake clean really good before I put them on. Clearences? What clearences? I never knew of a clearance on brakes. Maybe run out, but that wouldn't make this noise.

wine_maker

????? [&o]you didn't put the pad in backwards i hope not[:@]?????
seen it befor

WhiteFoxGT

Did you put new bearings in the hubs? How about lube it up nice? Is the nut too tight?

musclemustang94

Well I went and drove it around a bit more and the noise seems to be getting quieter and quieter, so I am thinking its just part of the break in period for ceramic pads. I have never used 'em before, guy at parts store told me they are the way to go if I dont want dust and I wanna stop hard sometimes. SN95's have sealed wheel bearings BTW. Thanks for you guys help, Ill let you know if it goes away totally.

nmerrill

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