did the front brakes on My 03 TL

[TRENT]

took a lil longer than expected..had some bolts that were just too daam tight,,,needed a hammer and a breaker bar,,,,Nice new slotted rotors and ceramic pads to keep the 20's clean,,looks great; but really rides so much smoother,,think I had a warped rotor..having the right tools is everything, got me some new fancy air tools, couldn't find my C clamp..was feakin out,,,finally found it and finished up...good feeling....

[Greenstealth]

A hammer and breaker?

took a lil longer than expected..had some bolts that were just too daam tight,,,needed a hammer and a breaker bar,,,,Nice new slotted rotors and ceramic pads to keep the 20's clean,,looks great; but really rides so much smoother,,think I had a warped rotor..having the right tools is everything, got me some new fancy air tools, couldn't find my C clamp..was feakin out,,,finally found it and finished up...good feeling....

Are you unaware of the concept of leverage or did you jerk yourself stupid to alyssa milano this morning?

[TRENT]

nope...couldn't get the bar into a small ass space

Are you unaware of the concept of leverage or did you jerk yourself stupid to alyssa milano this morning?

so 2 bolts I had the use a hammer to tap them loose,,and the other two I was able to use a breaker bar...ahem Leverage duhhhh!

I dont care who you are, tugging on a car up on a jack, or jack stands in not a comfy feeling,,hey; it worked out ok.

[Greenstealth]

Right, banging on hammer at the end of a breaker bar is much more comforting... My wife had a tsx and she is notoriously hard on brakes (woman driver...yeah I said it). I never dealt with set screws in the rotors before... Luckily I had an impact screwdriver.

[TRENT]

that stopped me the 1st time

Had them removed at the shop ...one had to be drilled out; but these were new screws...so Now a ratchet with a screw bit adapter did the trick,,One day I'm getting the impact screwdriver,,very useful tool..

[Eagle Road]

Had them removed at the shop ...one had to be drilled out; but these were new screws...so Now a ratchet with a screw bit adapter did the trick,,One day I'm getting the impact screwdriver,,very useful tool..

If you put a small dab of anti-seize compound on the threads before reassembly it makes the job much easier next time and assures more even torque.

Not trying to be a smart ass, but I have a fairly decent mechanical background.

[Reemedof]

If you put a small dab of anti-seize compound on the threads before reassembly it makes the job much easier next time and assures more even torque.

Not trying to be a smart ass, but I have a fairly decent mechanical background.

Its also worth noting if you have a vehicle with aluminum cylinder heads it is ESSENTIAL that you put anti-seize on the spark plug threads if you are replacing them. Might be getting a little technical here, but you mentioned it, and it reminded me of how the previous owner of my car neglected to do this. When I went to change the plugs they were practically welded to the heads and cost big bucks fix. Just some food for thought.

[Eagle Road]

Its also worth noting if you have a vehicle with aluminum cylinder heads it is ESSENTIAL that you put anti-seize on the spark plug threads if you are replacing them. Might be getting a little technical here, but you mentioned it, and it reminded me of how the previous owner of my car neglected to do this. When I went to change the plugs they were practically welded to the heads and cost big bucks fix. Just some food for thought.

I hear ya on the plugs, have a Lincoln pickup (glorified F150) with that issue.