red stuff pads installed
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TOday I have new brakes all around. I did a super meticulous job of cleaning, painting, lubricating, never-siezing everything and every screw.
I used red stuff pads, and the cheap Canadian cross drilled rotors. I picked up the rotors a few weeks ago so I had time to prime and piant the centre hubs and edges on them too.
Everything is so far way way way way better. the shake is gone the pedal effort is much less and I am pleased. Need to drive for a few hundred km to get past the break in . I hope they get even better.
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Also I did new rear suspension links, and front ball joints, and sway bar bushings, headlight washer pump, serpentine belt, and an oil change.
I think I need new front shocks in the spring, and still need to getone of thepower seat motors.
I used red stuff pads, and the cheap Canadian cross drilled rotors. I picked up the rotors a few weeks ago so I had time to prime and piant the centre hubs and edges on them too.
Everything is so far way way way way better. the shake is gone the pedal effort is much less and I am pleased. Need to drive for a few hundred km to get past the break in . I hope they get even better.
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Also I did new rear suspension links, and front ball joints, and sway bar bushings, headlight washer pump, serpentine belt, and an oil change.
I think I need new front shocks in the spring, and still need to getone of thepower seat motors.
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was not so bad.. It took me less than 2 hours per corner to do the whole thing.Including the serpentine belt and oil change i was just under 8 hours of work. THis is fanatical DIY pace.. every bolt wire brushed and nothing bolted back on rusty or dirty.
I stopped for a sandwich at lunch and had to stop in the afternoon to look up the routing of that aux belt on the computer.
OverallI was pleased on how the work went.. I think that the dealer would have charged several more hours. I spoke with a Jag technician about the control arms.. the manual says you need to drop the front subframe and use a special tool. He said they never do that it takes too long. I just losened the rear mounting bold and the subframe lowered it until i could get the rear bolt out. It went in easily.
I stopped for a sandwich at lunch and had to stop in the afternoon to look up the routing of that aux belt on the computer.
OverallI was pleased on how the work went.. I think that the dealer would have charged several more hours. I spoke with a Jag technician about the control arms.. the manual says you need to drop the front subframe and use a special tool. He said they never do that it takes too long. I just losened the rear mounting bold and the subframe lowered it until i could get the rear bolt out. It went in easily.
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I did the rear sway bar bushings. they were way too expensive for a teeny piece of rubber, but dealer said that was contributing to rear noises... I sprayed the screws with penetrant for an hour.. they came right out.. easy to change.. 10 minute job if all goes well.
Day two on the redstuff pads is fantastic.. they really bite better than the old pads. It is hard to brake gently.. I love it...there is some sorta slight groaning noise.. like they are braking so hard the front snow tires are being pressed onto the pavement. that may also be the break in coating ...
Day two on the redstuff pads is fantastic.. they really bite better than the old pads. It is hard to brake gently.. I love it...there is some sorta slight groaning noise.. like they are braking so hard the front snow tires are being pressed onto the pavement. that may also be the break in coating ...
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Wait to you finish breaking the pads in and start hitting those brakes (even if its to frighten some idiot who thinks they have a right to tailgate you even on a 30mph road!)The groaning noise (on mine sounds like a helicopter rotor blades slowing down) and is the norm apparently as I queried this with EBC.Its the noise as air escapes along the grooves as the pads bite.
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8 hours my you know what. A 30 minute task to one person ends up taking me 3 days, and it doesn't matter what it is! Guys on cbrforum.com (motorcycle forum) said it only would take 30 minutes to change out a clutch! Took me 30 minutes just to get the oil drained and the clutch plate off of the bike! I also took about 300 pictures so I could get it back together! No joke I took a picture of every bolt I took off!
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ORIGINAL: aquill1 A 30 minute task to one person ends up taking me 3 days,I also took about 300 pictures so I could get it back together! No joke I took a picture of every bolt I took off!
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Hey I got the job done, paid 165 for the clutch instead of 165 for clutch 100 bucks to remove clutch cover and find problem, 300 bucks for the labor in changing the clutch. They would have raped me for the oil, gasket, and oil filter change as well. Instead I took my time and I GOT ER' DONE!
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Which part the **** about taking pictures or the tasks taking 400% longer than they should?
Which part the **** about taking pictures or the tasks taking 400% longer than they should?
I was talkin bout the tasks takin 400% longer than the average.........not the taking 300 pictures...ROFLMFAO
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