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#247467 07/30/00 07:01 PM
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anybody have any step-by-step directions for replacing the front rotors on the SVT's?

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1998 Black SVT Contour.
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There's not much to it. Once you have the caliper off, it just slides off.

1) Remove the wheel to expose the caliper and rotor.
2) The caliper is attached with two 15mm bolts on the backside. I don't recall exactly which extensions I used, but they are pretty tough to remove.
3) Once the caliper is loose, support it so that it isn't hanging by just the brake line.
4) Remove the rotor. There are probably some retaining rings on the lugs left over from assembly, you can safely remove and discard them.
5) Since your new rotor will be thicker, push the caliper piston in enough so that it clears the rotor. Make sure your hands are clean! Even the tiniest amount of grease will ruin the pads.
6) Retighten the bolts to 89 ft-lbs.
7) Replace the wheel and tighten lugs to 70-100 ft-lbs.

That's it!

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Louis Wang
Sugar Land, TX
1998 Black E0 #3826
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-Louis
1998 Black E0 #3826, lightly modded

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