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Oct 3, 2003 | 08:55 PM

LSUZ28

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replacing brakes

I'm about to redo the brakes all the way around on my car. The guy at Oreilly's told me that I needed a special tool to compress the rear calipers. It that true? I though you could just use a clamp and compress them like the front ones.

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Tim

Oh yea, car is an 02 Z28

Oct 5, 2003 | 04:32 PM

LSUZ28

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Re: replacing brakes

2 days, no help?????

oh well, I got my answer else where

Oct 5, 2003 | 05:59 PM

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Re: replacing brakes

You CAN just use a clamp. Get a 6" C-clamp and go to work...

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Oct 5, 2003 | 08:55 PM

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Re: replacing brakes

I use big channel locks the rears are easier than the fronts the fronts have two pistons.

Oct 5, 2003 | 09:38 PM

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Re: replacing brakes

If you want to remove the rear rotors the p/b self adjusters might have to be backed off to get p/b shoes off the inside of the hat/drum of the rotor.
The weekend is always alittle slow to get a quick reply.
Maybe also title your post as "how to compress rear calipers" instead of just "replacing brakes". I bet it wont take 2 days then, just a suggestion.

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