replaced the rotors/pads on my 91 929 yesterday. pretty much a breeze, and
i have a new favorite tool--the impact wrench! I have been working on my
own cars for 20 years, and never came across the need or heard of this tool.
just a note to anyone who tries tho remove the rear rotors--there two
phillips head screws that bolt the rotor to the hub. after 171k miles and
an hour of pounding, spraying, heating, and praying, these suckers were not
budging, and i was risking stripping the screw head. my local napa showed
me an impact wrench for $36 ( i had a coupon for 20% off), and it worked
great in about one minute. this is the kind that you hold with one hand and
hit with a hammer...i guess there is an air-compressed type if you have a
compressor--i do not.
anyway, once i got those screws outta there the job was no problem. i
almost gave up and took it in, but my shop would have charged about $100 to
do the work for me. the $30 I spent on the tool was well worth it imo.
now i'm going all through my house and garage looking for things to use it
on! (but it's prolly the only time i'll ever use it...)
now on to the fronts--unfortunately i will have to take the rotors in to
have the bearings removed and pressed back into the new ones...
hope this helps.
WhiteOut - 04 Sep 2006 17:23 GMT
sorry--this was a 1991 mazda 929
> replaced the rotors/pads on my 91 929 yesterday. pretty much a breeze,
> and i have a new favorite tool--the impact wrench! I have been working
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> hope this helps.
=?x-user-defined?Q?=AB?= Paul =?x-user-defined?Q?=BB?= - 04 Sep 2006 19:19 GMT
> replaced the rotors/pads on my 91 929 yesterday. pretty much a breeze, and
> i have a new favorite tool--the impact wrench! I have been working on my
> own cars for 20 years, and never came across the need or heard of this tool.
Amazing! Glad it all worked out for you. Did you get the A/C version or the
battery powered version?
WhiteOut - 05 Sep 2006 04:53 GMT
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>> replaced the rotors/pads on my 91 929 yesterday. pretty much a breeze,
>> and
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> the
> battery powered version?
neither--'manual' i guess you'd call it. hold firmly in place w/ one hand,
and strike the back of it with a hammer. worked great.
=?x-user-defined?Q?=AB?= Paul =?x-user-defined?Q?=BB?= - 05 Sep 2006 05:15 GMT
> "« Paul »" <"=?x-user-defined?Q?=AB?= Paul
> =?x-user-defined?Q?=BB?="@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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> neither--'manual' i guess you'd call it. hold firmly in place w/ one hand,
> and strike the back of it with a hammer. worked great.
Great! I have one of those. Its not used much but is a great tool to have when
needed.