So I finally put the car up on jacks to tackle the brakes. Installed cross-drilled, slotted rotors and new pads. I have a couple of questions:
- Is it necessary to use a special tool for centering the rotors? I just eyeballed it.
- I didn't realize until after the install that the rotors are labeled "left" and "right" (must be a slotted-rotor thing?). So I had a 50-50 chance of getting it right. Of course, I lost. But at least I was consistently wrong - front and rear are both reversed. Does it matter? I've seen various youtube DIY videos and they show it both ways - slots going this way "/", and slots going that way "\". As long as they are consistent (purely for aesthetics) it seems like it should be fine.
- The right rear caliper needs to be replaced because the bleeder valve is broken off (I assume the dealer did this)
. Do I need to clamp off the brake line before I remove it?
thanks!