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- 2016 GT ST 47A
So, I did not get to it the next day, or the one after, or the one after that. Did eventually get the rear pads and rotors replaced this afternoon. Had a bit of trouble with the combination mechanical hydraulic parking brake adjusters. One might think these things would be mirror assemblies and would behave alike, but one would be wrong. The right side piston screwed in obediently. The left turned but would not go in, and I was starting to get worried. At one point I had a 6" C-clamp on it to see if it would retract at all, and it didn't. And then I was in the seat and pulled the parking brake handle a couple of times to see if all was moving properly. As I released it the second time, I heard a clank from the rear of the car. The C-clamp had fallen off. Huh! So I put it back on and tightened it a bit and tried the parking brake handle again, and as I released the handle, the C-clamp loosened up. Okay, that seems to be progress, so rinse and repeat. After a couple dozen trips back and forth between the parking brake and the C-clamp, I finally got the piston fully retracted, installed the pads and put it all back together. So I have a general idea of what's inside those calipers and think I know what was going on, but sure didn't expect it. And wasn't going to disassemble them if I didn't have to. This was one of those cases where a second person would have made the job go ten times faster. Anyway, done, and hopefully good to go for another 50K.New pads and rotors on the front this afternoon/evening. 51K miles they were getting thin, starting to make little squeeky warning sounds. OMG those original rotors grow fast with only a little rust. No bloody knuckles, don't know how I got away with that. Rear is targeted next, maybe tomorrow depending on how stiff and sore I am.