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Replaced '02 Aero SW rear brakes
Posted by John J [Email] (more from John J) on Mon, 4 Feb 2013 06:10:06
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I replaced the rear rotors & pads on my '02 Aero wagon this weekend (172k, probably original rotors).
I used Meyle rotors & Febi pads from Eeuroparts. I ordered replacement screws as well, which was good - stripped the torx recess on one of them. Drilled it out and carried on.
Took about 2 hours, including the 5 minutes it took to stop the bleeding after I smashed my finger and sprayed blood over the left-rear shock.
Bed-in was a half-dozen smoke-producing hard stops from speed. Performance is good. I'm happy.
Tips/tricks:
- I had a 7mm hex adapter for my ratchet, but there was not enough space to get in between the brake caliper and the spring. I didn't have a 7mm allen wrench, so I slipped a 7mm box wrench over the 7mm hex adapter and removed the slider pins. Easy.
- I used slip-joint pliers to compress the piston. I used a turkey baster to pull out the brake fluid from the reservoir and saved it in some tupperware. I replaced with new DOT4 fluid.
- I use cheap disposable gloves from wallyword to keep my hands (mostly) clean.
JMJ
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