brake pad issue
08-05-2007, 01:05 PM
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brake pad issue alright I'm changing my front brake pads right now, but i cant get the caliper pistons to set back in the caliper so the pads are far enough apart to go over the rotor. do i have to let brake fluid bleed out to push the pistons back? what am i doing wrong here?
08-05-2007, 03:07 PM
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figured it out. you have to cycle the pistons back and forth then they slowly go down. thanks anyhow. been awhile since i changed pads. actually i bought this car at 38k, and now it has 74k. when i changed the pads i noticed the yellow lines the factory put on the pads and caliper bracket at assembly. the lines were still there! factory pads lasted 74k!! 
i do have one more question though. does the wear indicator go on the piston side of the caliper or the wheel side of the caliper? i would assume the piston since its pushing and maybe getting more wear. i didnt really think about it till after i was done, and i put them on the wheel side, side facing out. oh well. should be fine.
Jon
i do have one more question though. does the wear indicator go on the piston side of the caliper or the wheel side of the caliper? i would assume the piston since its pushing and maybe getting more wear. i didnt really think about it till after i was done, and i put them on the wheel side, side facing out. oh well. should be fine.
Jon