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Topic: help!!!!

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help!!!!

Posted: 5/15/14 10:35am Message 1 of 5
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Joanne
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how do you get the rear brakes back plate off?

does the hub need to come  apart?



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Re: help!!!!

Posted: 5/15/14 8:53pm Message 2 of 5
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Vette(s): 1982 C3 Collectors Edition 44000 miles, sat in the sun most of its life, My wife purchased it for me for Father's Day in 2007 from her girlfriend that had it for 19 years. It is on the road again. I'm retired but it is now my daily driver.
I looked at your profile and it does not say what year you own.  I think they are all the same but I could be wrong.  

What year is your car I have had my rear brakes off but with what you are saying I cannot picture your issue.



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Posted: 5/15/14 9:44pm Message 3 of 5
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hi,its a '79

want the back plates out to clean and paint them.




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Re: help!!!!

Posted: 5/16/14 8:18am Message 4 of 5
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The hub will have to come off in order to remove the backing plates....Ouch


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Re: help!!!!

Posted: 5/16/14 8:36am Message 5 of 5
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think you will stay on then.




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