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Question: break pads

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Visitor, 4.0L V6, Las Vegas, NV, May 10, 2011, 18:43

now that I put break pads to replace the worn out pads
the rotor does not fit.
how do I assemblethe rotor to fit

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    patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, May 10, 2011, 20:44
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    The rotors should not have "physically changed" if just the brake pads were replaced. Is there a ridge on the old rotors if so they ned to be measured, machined or replaced. Autozone have some popular workshop manuals for free on line once you register (for free) on their website http://bit.ly/autozone_repair_info. There is also a company that independent auto repair shops buy their information from that the same information inexpensively to do it yourselfers. The information is year make and model specific repair procedures, service bulletins, component locations, wiring diagrams ect.... Alldata is very easy to navigate http://bit.ly/AllData_Repair_Manuals_Online

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