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May 15, 2009 | 11:29 PM

banditz28

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HELP W/brakes

i recently purchased a new set of powerstop rotors and pads because my old ones were severely warped. the front driver side went on without a problem but as i went to do the passenger side i finished getting everything installed and when i torqued the tire back on the entire thing locked up and wont spin. i had a friend tell me that it could be the caliper bracket but i dont know.

any one else run into this problem??

May 15, 2009 | 11:31 PM

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can you go in depth a bit more?

May 15, 2009 | 11:32 PM

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you torqued the wheel down and now it doesn't move?

May 16, 2009 | 10:40 AM

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Make sure your caliper slides on the caliper pins freely. The pins and the sleeves inside the caliper will flat-spot. Sometimes, when the calipers are reinstalled, the pins will rotate, the flat spots are no longer aligned, and the mechanism seizes.

May 16, 2009 | 10:55 AM

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not exactly sure what your talking about is there a way to fix this

May 16, 2009 | 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by banditz28

not exactly sure what your talking about is there a way to fix this

If your pins are seized, you'll have to replace them. (They are available through any parts store.) First, you need to take your wheel/caliper off and see what is going on.