Newbie Brake????
Newbie Brake???? I just messed up. I was painting my calipers and took both sides out of the rears out. One brake pad surface is longer, one is shorter and has squeler. Which goes towards car which towards tire? I'm thinking long toward car and squealer toward tire but want to double check. Thanks.
P.S. Next time remember don't do both sides at the same time.
P.S. Next time remember don't do both sides at the same time.
98-02 style:
93-97:
What you acn also do is look at the back of the pads. One will have a circular wear mark from the piston, the other will have the fork marks from the caliper.
93-97:
What you acn also do is look at the back of the pads. One will have a circular wear mark from the piston, the other will have the fork marks from the caliper.
As a word of caution to all: When you do your brakes (on either axle) do one side at a time. This allows you to have a frame of reference when you go to reassemble each side. It works for every car and motorcycle you will ever work on.
Originally Posted by koolaid_kid
As a word of caution to all: When you do your brakes (on either axle) do one side at a time. This allows you to have a frame of reference when you go to reassemble each side. It works for every car and motorcycle you will ever work on.
Back in the day of drum brakes, You would only make that mistake once
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Originally Posted by ROCNDAV
Back in the day of drum brakes, You would only make that mistake once
Originally Posted by VIP1
I won't buy any new vehicle with drum brakes. Too much of a PITA to work on. Disk brakes not only work better, they are much easier to maintain.
