[s-cars] Rear brake saga - will the questions *never* end?

[Sean Douglas]

#3 - Doubt a finger print will matter.

#4 - Bleeder nipple is on clutch slave cylinder. Access through engine bay 
from driver's side. You will see it mounted to the bell housing.

Sean D.

Quoting Eric Phillips <gcmschemist at gmail.com>:

> So....
> 
> All the parts are installed.  I probably screwed some stuff up, so
> I'll go in order:
> 
> 1.)  I filled the e-brake cable boot at the caliper with caliper
> grease.  I dunno if the 0-degree weather here will make that a problem
> some time.
> 
> 2.)  The braided lines from StopTech were an inch longer than the
> stock lines.  Makes me nervous that they're gonna rub on stuff when
> the suspension is in it's normal position.
> 
> 3.)  I have read, variously, about how clean new rotors need to be.  I
> cleaned them really well with brake cleaner, but one of the places I
> read said that if you put your fingers on them, they need to be
> cleaned again.  Huh?  They get up to temps that *melt organic friction
> material*!  A little bit of finger oil is going away immediately on
> first brake application.  I mean, I've tried to make sure everything
> was pretty darn clean (especially the brake lines connections), but
> really, as long as the pads aren't soaking in brake fluid, the rotor
> covered in machining oil, etc, they oughta work pretty well, right?
> 
> 4.)  I'm going to bleed them this evening with my shiny, new vacuum
> bleeder.  I figure if I have any fluid left over, I'll bleed the
> clutch.  Where is the bleeder nipple?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Eric
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