Rotors and the Green stuff =)

by **Elfumador** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:10 pm

so they're backwards??, If so I'll switch them this Friday.

by **Elfumador** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:11 pm

Top pic is Driver's side

by **Elfumador** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:57 pm

Well I was in the process of switching rotors, but the tham tire shop I went to for the tires used an impact gun to put the Lug nuts back on. I was on the last lug nut when I broke the Gorrilla Lug lock.

I 'm gonna have to call gorilla tomorrow cause I can't tighten them so the car will stay in the garage till I get a new one.

by **krook** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:18 pm

Elfumador wrote:Top pic is Driver's side

krook wrote:the direction of the slots and holes (direction starting from the lug nuts to the outer edge of the rotor) should be going TOWARD your caliper if it's the front rotors and AWAY from your caliper for the rears.

if the top pic is indeed the front driver's side rotor, it needs to be swapped. you shouldn't have to have removed them and swapped them yourself either if a shop did it for you.

go back to the shop and explain that you attempted to swap it out yourself and in the process broke the gorilla lug lock. have them pay for it, cause damnit i would..!

by **Elfumador** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:24 pm

I did them myself, but the next day I went to get new tires installed, so its my fault they're backwards but I'm pissed off that they used an impact gun to put the lug nuts on, They are supposed to be torqued on.

by **GReddySetGO** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:02 am

No, they don't have to be torqued on. I use an impact gun to put lug nuts on all day long, as well as the dealer. As long as the technician isn't hammering them in with the gun to long, its fine.

Also FYI, whenever using "lock" type lug nuts. The lock always comes off first, and goes on last. Because the lock is a unique shape, it is usually the weakest lug nut. Therefore taking it off first, and putting it on last puts the least amount of stress on it.

And no, if a shop put your lug nuts on, and you take it home and YOU break it, the shop is not responsible for it, YOU are. If they broke it, then they would be.

by **Elfumador** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:16 am

The lug nuts I have all use the gorilla key socket , its a set.

by **Elfumador** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:25 am

by **SleeperSolara** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:01 am

^^^^
Man that sucks, yeah did that to a friends' socket; and cracked i in half.
And then when i had a flat and went to get a new tire, the tire shop tightened one of my lug nuts so tight i stripped the lug nut.
And then Walmart stripped 1 of my wheel locks too; they paid for a new set though.

by **Elfumador** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:31 pm

Ok guys here's an update, I had to go to Gorilla to get 2 new sockets, luckly its in Vernon which is about a 20 minute drive, I had to use a torch to heat the lug that was on their tight, but with it being heated up it came off easily. To make sure I don't have this problem again I used some Anti Sieze and torqued them down to the correct specs

Here's some after pics.

by **siennasc98** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:27 pm

Sap Z wrote:paint those puppies plz..!

I painted mine in red color.

by **Elfumador** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:39 pm

Looks really nice, when I get some extra time I'll try to do that.

by **Elfumador** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:19 pm

I did the rear brakes today, just the pads and I used a torch on each lug to make it easier to take off :lol:

by **krook** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:58 pm

man....that Greenstuff is really, well.

GREEN. i think i might get the red ones to replace my rear pads since some schmoe sent me the wrong pads off ebay.

by **808Camry** » Sun May 07, 2006 2:16 am

Yea rotors need to be switched, doesn't really matter but brembo recommends it the otehr way around.

Rotors and the Green stuff =)

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