well i finally had to go take it to a shop....absolute last resort. those things were on there tight, and they pretty much had to wreck the bolts to get them off. they had new ones there at the shop though. this is the first time since i've owned the car that i've had to change the brakes, so i don't know who stripped the bolts last. i bought it directly from satan. now i've only driven a couple of miles on the new pads(metal masters) and rotors(powerslotts) so i know that they have to break in before they'll really work well, but i can't lock the weels up at all. in other words no matter how hard i press they won't skid. i didn't try it too many times b/c i didn't want to burn them, but is that normal. also, if i press down fairly hard on the petal it will hit the floor. it feels kind of mushy. there was no need to bleed the brakes, so the system wasn't really touched at all, so i don't see why there is more play. the shop said that it's b/c the rotors and pads are new and they had to break in, but i can't see why that would make the pedal feel softer. anyone else that has more experience w/ brakes have any idea?
BTW - while the car was on the lift i decided to look up and check on the new HG that satan replaced, and the crank sensor is still leaking!! and i told them specifically to make sure they changed that. this might be why i've been using so much oil lately.
