Four hours.you got off easy. The thread on my brake job( lost now) was two pages long.

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I just replaced my four stock rotors and pads to power slots and Hawk. On the fronts I stripped one of the bolts on the caliper mounting bracket and it was hell to get off. After some great feedback from this forum I got it off with propane (to heat it up) snow (to cool it off) a Sears damaged bolt kit (great thing ) and a pipe wrench. What a nightmare. Then the back PITA rotors I got everthing off and put all the new stuff on only to find I could not compress the rotors. I broke my hands and got one in them left the car on ramps and went to Autozone and rented the kit.

Even with the kit it was a chore. Anyway enough complaining. Glad it is done. Kind of scared me though how poorly design the stock calipers are. Trying to twist in the rear calipers can be a major PITA, especially if they're frozen or will not rotate in properly. And trying to rotate the rear piston in without the right tool is an incredibly slow and tedious PITA.

Just to restate it (most of the older members here know this) you do not use a clamp to press the rear pistons in, like you do with the front. The rears must be rotated in to be properly compressed. I believe they rotate in clockwise - it's been a while since I've done my rear brakes. Gambar baju batik.

You have to rotate the rear pistons because of the parking brake mechanism in the caliper. Compressing the piston with a clamp instead of rotating will definitely damage the parking brake mechanism - I'm not even sure it's possible to compress them in with a c-clamp by hand.