Cobra rear brakes: 2, Me: .666667.

[IUP99snake]

One of my piece of shit baer crossdrilled rotors was warped, so I had to tear the whole thing apart again.

Got some new rotors at the advance warehouse, and had some other pads lying around.

First, let's recap what I did before. I changed my rear brakes with my wheels on because my wheel lock key rolled down the hill while I was taking my tires off. Couldn't find it.

Thanks to Bryant for fitting me in over at tire kingdom and pulling the wheel locks off.

After 4 hours of wrestling with "the cube", which didn't even fit right in the first place, I got the new pads and rotors on. I also figured i'd rotate my tires.

So, the rear tires are worn on the inside, which tells me I need a rear-end alignment. great. Upon a test drive, I've got a funky vibration around 40-up, the drivers side brakes are sticking, and the passenger side pad isnt even contacting the complete rotor surface. It also pulls to the passenger side now. Christ. :jess:

I hate cobra brakes. I suppose im gonna pull em off, or take em somewhere. :jess:

Edit: thanks to tony for trying to find a set of master wheel keys in the mazda garage. I appreciate that as well.

-Homer

[towelie]

After 4 hours of wrestling with "the cube",

I hate cobra brakes. I suppose im gonna pull em off, or take em somewhere. :jess:



Fuck Cobra brakes and all the glory they bring. One thing I will never do again I think Tony will agree nevar again:heather20 Good luck with that shit mang

[BreBar21]

I loathe Cobra brakes as well. I'm never touching mine again. I'd rather pay someone to put them on.

[towelie]

I still cant see how you did brakes with wheels on and Cobra brakes at that.

[Greg Kulbick]

You need to grind two tabs off the one side of hte cube you're supposed to use.

[towelie]

You need to grind two tabs off the one side of hte cube you're supposed to use.

Yeah nobody sells one that fits one of those I mean what does ford say to use in that case.

[IUP99snake]

I still cant see how you did brakes with wheels on and Cobra brakes at that.

18" cobra R's are big and open enough where you can remove the caliper and change the pads without taking the wheels off.

I posted about it a few weeks earlier. im the type of person that will spend an hour trying to save 10 minutes. I know, im a lazy bastard

-Homer

[SATAN]

Yeah nobody sells one that fits one of those I mean what does ford say to use in that case.

There is a tool that one can buy off a tool truck, or elsewhere, that does the same thing the cube does, except it works. Oh, BTW...Cobra brakes are easy, y'all are just pussies.

[IUP99snake]

There is a tool that one can buy off a tool truck, or elsewhere, that does the same thing the cube does, except it works. Oh, BTW...Cobra brakes are easy, y'all are just pussies.

you want to fix em for me? Im not touching em again for the life of me

[ju015dd]

havnt ever touched the rear on the cobra. guess it would be a good time, the fronts are punch and pie though!!

[NotoriousGreaseMonkey]

I have the kit for doing rear brakes with screw in calipers, and would be glad to help anyone who has them. I also have the caliper press for dual piston calipers for the front.. no using an old pad and big pliers.

[IUP99snake]

they certainly are. I had both the front pads and rotors changed in an hour.

[BreBar21]

There is a tool that one can buy off a tool truck, or elsewhere, that does the same thing the cube does, except it works. Oh, BTW...Cobra brakes are easy, y'all are just pussies.

You shut your mouth. If sstony says they are a no go, they are a no go.

This tool he speaks of is spectacular. It takes all of about 7 seconds to compress the caliper.

[IUP99snake]

You shut your mouth. If sstony says they are a no go, they are a no go.

This tool he speaks of is spectacular. It takes all of about 7 seconds to compress the caliper.

so now everyone tells me there's an easy way of doing them... after I've already got premature gray hair from busting my ass on them.

-Homer

[BreBar21]

so now everyone tells me there's an easy way of doing them... after I've already got premature gray hair from busting my ass on them.

-Homer

Well, I've only been privy to the tool once and that was when my car was at TK and the tool was Lloyd's (SATAN).

[SATAN]

Brett hearts my tool.

[NotoriousGreaseMonkey]

so now everyone tells me there's an easy way of doing them... after I've already got premature gray hair from busting my ass on them.

-Homer
I guess ya missed that big box I pulled my multi meter out of...lol It is so full of tools its hard to close the drawers. You know I would have been happy to help ya too. Maybe next time. I know we need to fix that bad power steering pump that my tech heard when you pulled in...lmao

[BreBar21]

Brett hearts my tool.

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