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You haven’t yet enjoyed replacing the rusted pads and rotors on an eight year old New England car.

• sokoloff 8y ago
  Oh, but I have... 30 years here (Cambridge and Southern NH) and every one of mine and many of my friends have been done by me. Air tools, acetone/ATF mix, and a propane torch are your friend at times.
  • berbec 8y ago
    If you have any of that, it really help! I end up going with channel-locks and a six-foot pole.
    • wrycoder 8y ago
      I had better tools, but definitely used the cheater bar on the caliper bolts. I'm not a pro like sokoloff. ATF, acetone and a torch? Brrr
  • tonyarkles 8y ago
    You forgot your 4lb baby sledgehammer to "encourage" the rotor to pop off :)
    • sokoloff 8y ago
      Yup. Bad memories for sure. That's why I love the makers who put threaded holes in two places on the rotor into which you insert bolts and press the rotor off with the bolts. Honda does it; I can't remember if Mercedes does it consistently or not.
      • tonyarkles 8y ago
        Thanks for the reminder about those! I helped change brakes on a friend's... Accord (I think) and remember being delighted to find those bolt holes. Unfortunately haven't encountered those since then on any of my vehicles.