Postby FlyingWombat » Sat Dec 08, 2018 12:28 pm
First service on the Galant today: fluids were all changed right before I bought it, so today was just a general look-over and seeing what needs to be done.
The tyres are roadworthy, just, so they're going to need to be replaced pretty soon, but I'll wait around til after Christmas and see what specials come up.
The wheel nuts, all of them, were massively overtightened, easily around the 150Nm range, if not more, and I needed to use my 1.5m breaker bar (that I normally only need for axle nuts or suspension bolts) to get the wheel nuts loose!
Changed the rear brake pads - hadn't been changed in a very long time, and when I went to remove the right-rear caliper, I found out why... the lower guide pin bolt head had been rounded off, and none of my sockets or spanners could get a grip on it. The other bolts were also massively overtightened already, and needed a good long breaker bar to loosen. Eventually, my partner managed to fit an impact socket on by hammering it down, and she was able to loosen it off, though the bolt head was pretty much destroyed.
All good, found a replacement pin from a Lancer at the local wreckers, and the new brake pads are in and ready to go.
Oh, and I torqued the wheel nuts properly.