

| Subject: | Re: front brake hints needed |
| From: | Mike Collum |
| Date: | Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:06:28 -0400 |
I realize this is a little late but in that I just took my grease caps off today I thought I'd share how I did it this time. I used a standard claw hammer and levered against the lug bolts in a roundy roundy fashion. They came off with no hassle and no special tools. Mike Stephen Grisanti wrote: > I could not reach the archives. > > Inspection is due this month so I'm checking the front > brakes and I have pads if I need them, but it looks > like the rotors could stand to be turned or replaced > if I'm putting new pads on. Not having the > Bentley-advised VW 637/2 tool, how do normal humans > get the grease cap off? Nothing I tried worked. > > Of course, when they installed the wheels last time > they tightened the lugs enough to require me to break > out the old Triumph motorcycle fork tube cheater bar I > keep in the basement. Glad I discovered this before a > flat caught me away from home. > > By chance, my neighbor was installing new struts on > his early '90s Nissan Maxima and I found the nice 15X7 > alloy wheel bolts right on (front at least), though it > looks like the front bolts could stand to be about > 1/4-3/8" longer for safe engagement. > > While I'm at it, if you have helpful hints for the > rear brakes, speak now. Thanks! > > Stephen > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search > that gives answers, not web links. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC >
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