Which way to turn bolts on caliper

[Mirraco]

Doing brake pads and rotors which way should i turn the bolts for the 15mm. They are on there really snug and cant seem to get to go either way and dont wanna tighten it more. Lefty loosey righty tighty?

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

C'mon man, of course its left to loosen. Get a better wrench or a cheater bar.

[HighOctaneRacing]

C'mon man, of course its left to loosen. Get a better wrench or a cheater bar.

^^^^^THIS^^^^^

BTW, get a real jack too

[Russosaur]

^^^^^THIS^^^^^

BTW, get a real jack too

Jesus christ i just noticed that. Spend the 100 bucks on a jack and stands. Makes life so much easier and safe.

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[SomeDudeAtHome]

iirc they all loosen to the left like normal. I had to use a small pipe on the end of the ratchet to be able to get enough torque to break them loose.

[Scottydoggs]

just set the ratchet to loosen then put it on the bolt. leverage is your friend.

i always spin the ratchet in my fingers before it goes on a bolt. righty tighty, left loosy

[Mirraco]

I figured, the brake rotors look like they havnt been changed in years ended up ordering some of them. I was planning on only doing the pads and getting it ready and putting front end on blocks. Got it sittting in garage right now, waiting on the pads hoping they come on saturday.




Ganna prob set the tie rods while im down there the steering wheel sits at 2 o clock see if i can figure that project out. ganna be sittting on blocks for a week i would say, ordered the rotors tuesday at 3pm, and still not shipped.

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

Let a shop set the alignment, doing it yourself just screws it up.

[Scottydoggs]

take it to a shop its 75 bucks for a real alignment.

those rotors look like they've seen better days.

[Mirraco]

take it to a shop its 75 bucks for a real alignment.

those rotors look like they've seen better days.

It would high pitch squeak when going like 35 mph, then hitting brakes pretty hard to go down to 20 would make it stop, not sure if its the rotors, pads or whats going on with that but the brakes are pretty weak when i drove it so im doing the pads, and now the rotors after i took the wheel off.

80$ for alignment at dealership i went to. they also said it was leaking oil from oil pan and rear main seal, which hasnt leaked a drop or moved on the diptick. I could see oil on the control arm i think it is, not exactly sure i would bet that the oil pan is leaking, or seaping, but it doesnt look bad when its not dropping any on the floor.

[Scottydoggs]

dead pads, aka no meat left, on the squealers.

[Mirraco]

dead pads, aka no meat left, on the squealers.

I figured it was the pads doing the sound, and when i seen the rotors i was like i dont these will work

What do you think caused the rust in between the lugnuts on the rotors? The rotors look really bad, but thats what got me is the rust in between the lugnut bolts. Was told car sat for about 18 months before i bought it, but i dont know if its true. has 165K miles 2004 gt.

[02NavyBlue]

I figured it was the pads doing the sound, and when i seen the rotors i was like i dont these will work

What do you think caused the rust in between the lugnuts on the rotors? The rotors look really bad, but thats what got me is the rust in between the lugnut bolts. Was told car sat for about 18 months before i bought it, but i dont know if its true. has 165K miles 2004 gt.

Before you put the new rotors on, clean the hub surface of any rust, and apply a thin layer of antiseize. That's standard procedure at work. When I did mine I just cleaned them, and put the rotor on. Man was the rust thick 7 months later when I took them off again.. And I brushed some motor oil on thinking that would prevent rust, nope.

Also clean the part of the rim that contacts the rotor of corrosion/rust from the previous rotors and use anti seize on that too. All of that will prevent rust/corrosion buildup and problems getting it all apart again next time. It will also prevent vibrations from rust causing an imbalance if its thick enough.

[Scottydoggs]

to bad you ordered parts already, this is the perfect time to up grade the brakes to F bodys. those stop real good.

[Mirraco]

to bad you ordered parts already, this is the perfect time to up grade the brakes to F bodys. those stop real good.

Plan on driving it this winter, then selling, got it for 2300. I just dont wanna drive my 01 gt with 56K miles in winter time in MN. rather crash the 04 than the 01

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

Moisture, water, snow, salt all touch the rotors where you live, thats why there is surface rust there.

Completely normal. Look at the backside of the rims, the same spots on there will have corrosions from the aluminum touching the steel. It's just what happens where you live.

On these new rotors, clean them with parts cleaner and what not and then paint them black to protect the surface if you want. It will slow down the surface rust.

[Impala131]

If you haven't pulled the bolts off yet, might want to give it a shot of PB blaster every day until your new parts show up.

Rust could be the issue, also could be some redneck not torquing the bolts properly and/or using red loctite on the threads.

If they used loctite, a torch on the bracket around the bolt would probably be the best bet for getting off.

[SnowTh1ef]

I love PB blaster. Fixes everything

[Scottydoggs]

stock jack and 4x4s are ok in my book. its called working with what ya got.....carry on, i got yer back on this one lol

[Russosaur]

I can't really talk tho. I used the stock jack with no wood before i knew better.

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