Timeline for Replacing Brakes and Having a Problem
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| Feb 7, 2020 at 8:06 | answer | added | D. SM | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 5, 2020 at 16:37 | comment | added | dwizum | Are the calipers already fitted to the car, full of fluid, and bled? Or are you trying to fit the parts together dry? Are you sure you have the pads oriented correctly? On some vehicles, pads must be positioned in the correct orientation in order for things to fit together and it's not always obvious. I banged my head against the wall trying to get a set of brakes back together years ago, only to realize I had the pads flip-flopped left to right which basically meant they were upside-down. | |
| Feb 4, 2020 at 1:38 | comment | added | Moab | Possible cause here>>>mechanics.stackexchange.com/a/54560/16882 | |
| Feb 4, 2020 at 1:31 | history | edited | Moab | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 3, 2020 at 23:57 | comment | added | kyle_engineer | Also, not entirely necessary, but it could help the parts matching part if you linked to the rotors and pads and listed the make/model of the calipers. Most likely, there probably some more room for compression of the pistons. As @SolarMike said, sometimes the pistons need to be totally flush. In my experience that's been the case with most of the pads/calipers that I've worked on. | |
| Feb 3, 2020 at 14:23 | comment | added | HandyHowie | Is the slider mechanism that the caliper fastens to able to slide or has it seized? If you take the caliper off the slider mechanism, can you then fit the rotor between the pads? | |
| Feb 3, 2020 at 7:48 | comment | added | Solar Mike | On my car the pistons have to be pushed back flush with the caliper surface for the new pads to be able to fit. Did you push them back far enough? | |
| Feb 3, 2020 at 4:20 | comment | added | Chris | I have seen this happen if the clip in bracket are put in the wrong way. Not sure the shape of yours, but sometimes they are designed for a specific side and location in the caliper. Some have guides which need to point away from the rotor. If they point towards, you cannot put it over the rotors. Would make sure of the installation and if sure its correct, then you likely have a wrong part and need to isolate which part it is | |
| Feb 3, 2020 at 1:07 | history | edited | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ |
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| Feb 3, 2020 at 1:07 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | Welcome to Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair! More than likely you just need to compress the caliper some more. New pads/rotors are going to be at full thickness, meaning the amount of space you have between is going to be very minimal. If squeezing the caliper just a little more doesn't do it, then I'd suggest you got the wrong parts. You could possibly shave some of the brake material off of the pad to gain a little bit of thickness, but it would be a LOT of work, considering the whole idea behind the brake pads is to resist wear and produce friction in the process. | |
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| Feb 2, 2020 at 23:57 | history | asked | Casey Berry | CC BY-SA 4.0 |