[s-cars] Questions, again...(rear brakes)

[djdawson2 at aol.com]

Skip the vacuum bleeder, and buy a pressure version.  The cap screws on the top of the reservoir... the whole thing is pressurized, and you simply crack open the caliper bleeders one at a time.  Must easier... and less mess.  Flare wrenches... not needed unless you intend to replace lines or calipers.  Just don't use an open end wrench on the bleeder screws, or you could find yourself in trouble. 
 
If you have a floor jack, just go under the car from the center rear, and jack in the middle of the rear subframe.  Then put your stands under the jack points on either side.  Works fine unless your floor jack is small.
 
If your brakes are stuck to the point of having a real hot rotor after driving, I'd get that handled before warm weather.  If it happens constantly, it will eventually wreck the caliper's seals... and then you'll have to replace it.  Not a huge deal, as they aren't real high $, but worth pointing out.
Have fun,
Dave
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Phillips <gcmschemist at gmail.com>
To: djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com>
Cc: kentmclean at mindspring.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:14:58 -0800
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Questions, again...(rear brakes)


Yeah, I'd planned on buying the tool.  It'll save me some labor costs in the future, enough to pay for itself the first time I use it.  And a vacuum bleeder.  I suppose I'll need some flare wrenches as well?
 
Thanks for the info, and the heads-up on the cable thingy.  The rotors do need to be replaced, and the pads are getting there.  But if I can hold off on the job until the weather gets warmer, my hands will be happier.  :) 
 
Here's another really dumb question - I have a floor jack and some nice jackstands, but if I jack it at the indicated points, where do I put the stands so I don't damage the car?   Am I worried over nothing?  It is a unit-body car, after all... 
 
Thanks again,
 
Eric