It’s time. I got lucky when swapping rotors and pad on the front Brembo brakes of the STi after over-torquing the brake caliper mounting bolts. However, one of the caliper mounts was almost threadbare. I was able to bolt it back up and get it to torque; but, I wasn’t confident. Using anti-seize was a…
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