| Author | Message | ||
     John E. King, Jr. (Cadet007) New Member Username: Cadet007 Post Number: 15 Registered: 02-2003 |
Hello, I just bought some new pads through xks and got a great price and great service. I got the walkthrough from EE and it doesn't look too hard. I bought some anti squeal spray for the initial install and some non-chlorinated brake cleaner to get everything clean. I was wondering, what's the difference between the chlorinated and non-chlorinated and will I ruin anything if I spray it in the wrong places? Also, the EE walkthrough says to compress both pistons on the front with channel locks. Will I need two pairs of channel locks or should I use a piece of wood or something that will allow me to compress both at the same time? Any advice is greatly appreciated. | ||
| Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1694 Registered: 02-2002 |
John: The non-chlorinated material is a less-environmentally damaging material. All brake cleaners are formulated to not leave a residue that will reduce the effectiveness of your brakes. Chlorinated cleaners are non-flammable, but are not the most healthy things to breathe. Non-chlorinated cleaners are highly flammable and only slightly less damaging from a health and safety standpoint. One point that may bear making is that if you take your used oil to a local shop for recycling, if it is contaminated with chlorinated solvents, it will cost the company a bunch more to recycle it. Peace, Paul | ||
| Kai Dussling (Kai) Member Username: Kai Post Number: 70 Registered: 06-2002 |
John, I just did mine. 1. Don't forget to use the anti squeal spray. I didn't and I got a lot of squeal the first time they got wet. 2. The channel locks in the picture on the EE site are pretty large. I didn't have any that would work so I used a large screw type C-clamp to compress the 2 pistons. Just use one of the old pads and put the clamp in the center and start squeazing. KD | ||
| DARRELL (Puppywhopper) New Member Username: Puppywhopper Post Number: 27 Registered: 06-2003 |
i used semi metallic pads autozone 50 bucks and those were high dollar took 5 minutes each to change..semis dont make any noise i cant squeak while im huntin...i pry the pistons apart with a screw driver before i take the pads out..piece of cake | ||
| Tom Fioretti (Tom_in_md) Member Username: Tom_in_md Post Number: 67 Registered: 02-2003 |
Darrell, I just did my fronts yesterday. What part number did you get at Autozone for your 96? -Tom |
