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'Sup, man! It has been a while. I feel I need to post up a reintroduction!!

Installed an oil catch can on my 2012 Impala 3.6 LFX. How so, you ask? Hit up the YouTubes to find out: Did it have any effect? To the YouTubes to find out! Any questions, feel free to ask away!

That price isn't bad at all. I'm going to try my local parts store first and if that doesn't work, I'm going to order that. I have tomorrow and Thursday off so I'll check it out. I want to do the brakes next week so this week will be a good time to get prepared. I already have all the brake parts in my garage. Thanks for the link Imp! So you just use the tool on the rear calipers and turn or screw the piston back until it stops? I don't want to stress or overdo it.

There's a nice tool, but it's not something that happens a lot so I just have the little $8 cube thing from a chain parts store. https://www.amazon.com/ABN-Universal-Caliper-Compression-12-Piece/dp/B00GAC768Q/ref=asc_df_B00GAC768Q/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312049103272&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15590373981201466894&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=21176&hvtargid=pla-569095540313&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=62837065100&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312049103272&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15590373981201466894&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=21176&hvtargid=pla-569095540313

I haven't had any problem with the cube except a fubar caliper that wasn't having anything to do with turning because it was junk. But absolutely be very careful not to slip and nick a seal. Just grip the ratchet by the head and push hard and turn. It's a really nice idea to use a little piece of rope to suspend the caliper from the top of the strut (just a loop of rope with a clove hitch on the line so it can be adjusted works killer.) That way there's no risk of ending up with a caliper suspended by the hose.

If you have trouble with that stupid cube thing you can "CAREFULLY" grab the piston with a Channel Locks or a pipe wrench... Gotta be REAL careful to grab at the very end,,, being SURE not to grab it where the seal rides... MUCH better choice,,, get one of the compressors that have a crank that turns the piston AND compresses the piston... Any Auto Parts Store should have a loaner,,, OR they are pretty cheap to buy... GOD!!! I HATE those cubes!!! Tom B...

The rears don't push in with a clamp, you need that tool that looks like a cube to turn the caliper pistons in. The fronts work with a clamp. I'll post up your torque specs tonight.

Nothing unusual. The caliper bracket will need to come off to change the rotors. They take a #60 torx on the front (96’ should be the sameness 91–93?) and are a real bugger to get off as they’re on the backside, get some penetrating oil on them 2 days ahead of time. Make sure you have a way to push the piston back into the bore and keep an eye on the reservoir level so it doesn’t overflow. If your doing the whole car you should start at the rears and flush the fluid if it’s unknown when it was done last. Don’t forget to grease the slides!

Blast from the past, hi Kevin.