Okay, so I finally did the brakes & rotors and I have a few questions.
1.) I bought OEM pads so they came with shims. However, I noticed that when I took the old ones off, there were no shims on them. Is it okay to put pads on without the shims? Also, when I got the parts, the little springs for the front pads were not in the box. I had 2 that were still present from before on the car that I reused but one side doesn't have them. Is this a problems? It is the little springs that go into the sides of each pad at the top and the bottom.2.) I read somewhere about when you put the nuts back on the caliper housing that they need to be really tight. Is this humanly possible or is a machine required? Same question for the lug nuts.
3.) Do you HAVE to bleed the brakes after the brake and rotor job?? I did NOT disturb the hoses.4.) How do the squealers work? I put them on like the MEM says but it didn't seem like it would do anything.
5.) Why is the hardest part of working on my car getting the damn nuts loose?!?!?!? Are there any secrets for getting them loose??Thank you!
Emma