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lol and now spanish huh?

 

So to get back on track:

I'm doing my front brakes probably next week. On my last car, I had the stock rotors on for about 45K and those things were rusted beyond rusted on. I have 25K on my tC, any problems to anticipate getting off the rotors?

 

i hope not i am doing mine too. its supposed to snow.. and i want new pads on there asap. 23k on mine

 

i looked at them when townfair tire had it on the lift. the only rust was inside the disk. where the slots are.. i dont think you can stop that part from rusting which stinks. But i had no visible rust on my rotor or my caliper. and my tc is not garaged.

 

It hopefully wont be that bad then. My next worry is anti-squeak gel/spray....is it really necessary?

Any its only recommended to flush the system every third brake change, like 75-80 or so thousand, right?

 

i was told there was no need to bleed the breaks but when u use the c clamp thing to push the piston back. open the break res. put some towels there because u will be pushing fluid back in. As far as antni-squeak stuff. ive never heard of it accept on here. i have no idea why you would even want it?

 

Why do you need to take off your rotors? You're just changing your pads.

If you really need to take 'em off, you'll have to take off BOTH bolts on the caliper, then hit the center section (but watch out for the wheel studs) several times with a rubber mallet. That'll get it loose.

 

Well, I compared the front rotors to the rear and they are not nearly as smooth, but a little rough. So I figured, what the heck, i don't want to try hard to extend the life of the stock rotors. I got some slotted rotorpro rotors which I like the look of and have nice reviews and got 2 fronts for $95.
I've done brakes before with my stepdad on his camry (hes good with cars), and his rotors were rusted on pretty nicely. I also read the diy for rotors, and it really seems simple, my biggest worry is that the rotors are going to be rusted on so well that I won't be able to get them off. My stepdad is a strong guy and we were wailing on his rotors with the mallet for a while before we could get them off, I hope I dont have to deal with the same thing

 

^your car is 1year old - no way in hell they are gonna be rusted on. What year was the camry?

 

Mine were on pretty firm after about 9-10 months... just hit it with a mallet and it'll come loose.

 

the camry is an '01

I have a mallet ready...I guess i'll do what I have to, just wondering if you all had rusted rotors?

 

no way - i did mine over a year after i had my car and there was no issue at all. you wont have rust till maybe 3-4 years of driving the car through all the seasons .... i even had my car through a few snow storms ...and no problems at all.

 

awesome, thanks

 

if you get a 12mm bolt and thread it into one of the two holes on the front of the rotor (they should be in between the studs), it will pop itself loose. I do this at work with an electric impact gun, takes like 5 seconds. If you dont have an electric impact gun then just keep using your ratchet with a 12mm and tighteneing it till it breaks loose.

 

thanks for the idea, i'll have to try it out. I also happen to be dying for an electric impact wrench. How do those things work in comparison to the air tools? Any good?

 

omg my number one tool being a mechanic for lexus. I use it on everything! Its an essential part of my tools. They arent comparable in strength to an air tool such as a 3/8 impact gun but they are good for minor small bolts and interior jobs, they wont break loose such things as caliper bolts or suspension bolts but i greatly recommend everyone to own one.

 

Good to hear, yet do they tend to be so big and bulky that they cannot be used unless the bolt is in the most utterly convenient spot?

This is the one i'm looking at:
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes

According to the specs, it should easily be able to remove caliper bolts...any thoughts on that device?