Ma and Pa Kettle change their brakes!

Green7mgte · 01-07-2010, 09:16 PM

after i cleaned using brake cleaner and scrubbed so to speak i put it all back togather but still had the clearance issue.. so i went down to harbor freight and bought a metal file and rubber mallet.. (two peices i have been missing from my garage.) and started to file down the 5cm bump i had on the caliper side. once filed down to an angle and smooth i alligned it up and bumped it into place. rotor turns freely. all thats left is to bleed and mount my rims.

it's snowing like the dickens out here. once i finish the project i will take a small test drive to the end of my driveway and perhaps around the block to test and look for sounds or stiffness. then re-check the work to see if any problems arise. If so ill post about it. But if not consider this thread closed.. hopefully

all's good.
Thread closed =) total time elapsed: 3 days. on a side note.. the broken stud is re-tightened. I cant even remember which one it was.

01-07-2010, 09:16 PM	#16
Green7mgte Supra Forum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Green-Ohio Posts: 1,297	after i cleaned using brake cleaner and scrubbed so to speak i put it all back togather but still had the clearance issue.. so i went down to harbor freight and bought a metal file and rubber mallet.. (two peices i have been missing from my garage.) and started to file down the 5cm bump i had on the caliper side. once filed down to an angle and smooth i alligned it up and bumped it into place. rotor turns freely. all thats left is to bleed and mount my rims. it's snowing like the dickens out here. once i finish the project i will take a small test drive to the end of my driveway and perhaps around the block to test and look for sounds or stiffness. then re-check the work to see if any problems arise. If so ill post about it. But if not consider this thread closed.. hopefully all's good. Thread closed =) total time elapsed: 3 days. on a side note.. the broken stud is re-tightened. I cant even remember which one it was. __________________ 92 Ma71 7mGTE Auto. SafcII Supra FAQ Supra MKIII FAQ Classified Section guidelines : Last edited by Green7mgte; 01-07-2010 at 11:29 PM.