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Had a right mess on today replacing my rear pads.
First side went really well, couldn't be easier using the piston retraction tool, and I thought the other side would be plain sailing.....
Couldn't even get the Locking Nut off... the wheel hadn't been off in so long so it had pretty much seized and where I would normally position the wrench so I could stamp on it, I couldn't because of the extension from the locking adapter meant the wrench just fell off....
In the end I took the car to my closest garage who were kind enough to remove the nut for free using some impact.
Also, I scratched the holes a bit whilst trying to pry off the nut covers -- is there a special tool for this?
First side went really well, couldn't be easier using the piston retraction tool, and I thought the other side would be plain sailing.....
Couldn't even get the Locking Nut off... the wheel hadn't been off in so long so it had pretty much seized and where I would normally position the wrench so I could stamp on it, I couldn't because of the extension from the locking adapter meant the wrench just fell off....
In the end I took the car to my closest garage who were kind enough to remove the nut for free using some impact.
Also, I scratched the holes a bit whilst trying to pry off the nut covers -- is there a special tool for this?
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