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Old 06-01-2020, 01:04 PM   #1
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Just take an old rotor and drill out the center so you can get to the screw slot.


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Old 06-01-2020, 01:44 PM   #2
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Just take an old rotor and drill out the center so you can get to the screw slot.
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Why not just do it right like Ford outlined? Take the rotor off and do it by the Ford manual!
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Why not just do it right like Ford outlined? Take the rotor off and do it by the Ford manual!
Sounds right to me.
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Old 06-02-2020, 11:15 PM   #4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xc7r0djEKo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zju4nagtiCU


here are two videos part one and two of Les Andrews with pictures explaining the situation. I too found the Nu Rex tool was getting me in the ballpark, but when I manually did it with a test light as described here in the video and better so in his book, I had a better run. remember in the book it talks about CW and CCW ...pay attention...clockwise and counterclockwise!! I found his red book pretty easy to follow but you need a voltage light...

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Old 06-03-2020, 06:04 AM   #5
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here are two videos part one and two of Les Andrews with pictures explaining the situation. I too found the Nu Rex tool was getting me in the ballpark, but when I manually did it with a test light as described here in the video and better so in his book, I had a better run. remember in the book it talks about CW and CCW ...pay attention...clockwise and counterclockwise!! I found his red book pretty easy to follow but you need a voltage light...
X2 I bought the NuRex tool and found that it gets it close, but a test light nails it for me too.
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Just take an old rotor and drill out the center so you can get to the screw slot.


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But why??
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Old 06-01-2020, 07:45 PM   #7
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But why??

Makes it easy to set it like in post #16.
Also I guess you could ask why for the wrench in the picture.
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