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Old 08-14-2005, 12:18 PM
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Default DIY brakes: part one [help]
1. buy new rotors and pads
2. jack up your car
3. take off the wheels
4. take out the old brake pads
5. discover that the new ones are NOT THE SAME SIZE
6. realize you will need to have your roommate drive you clear across town to exchange them
7. curse curse curse
8. and the caliper mounting bolts won't come off anyway
9. it starts raining
10. curse some more


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Old 08-14-2005, 12:28 PM
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Sounds like a lot of my DIY's. Damn the AAP employees that wouldn't know a brake pad from a seat cover. [:@]
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Old 08-14-2005, 12:30 PM
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Yep, been there, done that too.
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Old 08-14-2005, 01:00 PM
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Damn the AAP employees that wouldn't know a brake pad from a seat cover. [:@]
I didn't even say it was Advance Auto Parts, but somehow you knew
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Old 08-14-2005, 01:09 PM
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Damn the AAP employees that wouldn't know a brake pad from a seat cover. [:@]
I didn't even say it was Advance Auto Parts, but somehow you knew
I had a hunch...
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Old 08-14-2005, 02:43 PM
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just got back with the correct pads, but it is still raining. Dammit, I have to drive to work tomorrow. :P
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get a big umbrella. lol
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Old 08-14-2005, 03:34 PM
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Save it for another day if you can, so that you're not rushed. All kinds of things tend to happen when you're rushed.
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Old 08-14-2005, 05:38 PM
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yeah, I didn't want to rush, so I started yesterday (although I did have to take a big break for a BBQ) ... The rain has dulled to a fine mist and I ALMOST have everything apart. 6 hours left until I have to go to sleep I think I can make it
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If you take the old part with you when you go to the parts store you will save yourself a ton of headaches.
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