Re: Pads/rotors

pltrgyst wrote:

> ...and at this point you hear a "thunk" as the edges of the pads hit the
edge of
> the rotor, possibly damaging the new pads.  
> 
> Not to mention the fact that you didn't even check the seals while you
were in
> there.
> 
> If I maintained my FF like that, I'd probably be dead now.  8;)
>  
> -- Larry (picky, picky...)

If you really want to be picky, you should also mention checking the 
brake fluid level to make sure it doesn't run out of the master cylinder 
while spreading the caliper pistons to make room for the new pads to fit 
over the rotors.

I actually check for brake fluid seepage at the caliper seals every time 
I replace the brake fluid and grease the slider pins, which is much more 
often than the pads get serviced.
Still, I should have mentioned it since it also gets done at pad changes.

Another thing that I do is check to make sure that my stainless brake 
lines are secure after Lanny got me all paranoid about them coming 
loose. ;-)

What is your FF?

Back to my late-night spark plugs and air filter maintenance......

Pat