Cant get these brake pads on..
03-29-2007, 09:06 PM
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Cant get these brake pads on.. Well got new hawk brake pads that Im trying to get on..I have them in place as well as I can but I still need like a 1/4'' to squeeze them over the rotor!! Any ideas??
03-29-2007, 10:19 PM
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Sorry for my noobness but you are referring to the main cylinder in the middle? [Thats the piston?] I didnt touch it yet cuz I didnt wanna hurt anything.
03-29-2007, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Hark_Z
Sorry for my noobness but you are referring to the main cylinder in the middle? [Thats the piston?] I didnt touch it yet cuz I didnt wanna hurt anything.
03-29-2007, 10:35 PM
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Sorry for my noobness but you are referring to the main cylinder in the middle? [Thats the piston?] I didnt touch it yet cuz I didnt wanna hurt anything.
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03-29-2007, 10:40 PM
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Will do thanks, and If youll notice my cheap looking chrome spray paint on the front of the caliper..Im waiting for that to dry then Ill have at it 
03-30-2007, 01:59 PM
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Well I cannot physically get the piston far back enough. The pads slide right in but when I turn the rotor they still scrape just a little bit..looks like I have to buy that special tool??
Also I started on the other side and the caliper is seemingly impossible to muscle off. The whole rotor is flexing and wobbling with it too..
Also I started on the other side and the caliper is seemingly impossible to muscle off. The whole rotor is flexing and wobbling with it too..
03-30-2007, 05:19 PM
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It's alright if the pads seem to scrape a little bit, they all seem to do that. Just as long as there's no real drag on the rotor. From my understanding, once you get moving, an air pocket forms between the rotor and pad, keeping them separated.
On the other caliper, you might try putting two or more lugs back onto the rotor, to keep it steady, then try pulling the caliper off. If it still doesn't want to come, give it a couple of gentle taps with a hammer or rubber mallet.
On the other caliper, you might try putting two or more lugs back onto the rotor, to keep it steady, then try pulling the caliper off. If it still doesn't want to come, give it a couple of gentle taps with a hammer or rubber mallet.
03-30-2007, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by DOUBT IT
It's alright if the pads seem to scrape a little bit, they all seem to do that. Just as long as there's no real drag on the rotor. From my understanding, once you get moving, an air pocket forms between the rotor and pad, keeping them separated.
On the other caliper, you might try putting two or more lugs back onto the rotor, to keep it steady, then try pulling the caliper off. If it still doesn't want to come, give it a couple of gentle taps with a hammer or rubber mallet.
On the other caliper, you might try putting two or more lugs back onto the rotor, to keep it steady, then try pulling the caliper off. If it still doesn't want to come, give it a couple of gentle taps with a hammer or rubber mallet.
04-01-2007, 05:57 PM
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Check out this write-up:
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...ds_mwarren.htm
Working on one wheel at a time with the other three wheels still on the ground would be safer that removing all four wheels like in the write-up though.
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...ds_mwarren.htm
Working on one wheel at a time with the other three wheels still on the ground would be safer that removing all four wheels like in the write-up though.
Last edited by VIP1; 04-01-2007 at 06:03 PM.
04-02-2007, 08:09 AM
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sometimes its easier to place the pads in the PAB (pad abuttment bracket) that is still attached to the car, and place the caliper over the pads. trying to hold the pads in the caliper and slide them over the rotor is sometimes just making it hard on yourself...