easy brake pad replacement? suggestions?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
easy brake pad replacement? suggestions?
those springs behind the caliper pistons drive me nuts. My RR pads are squealing and I need to put some compound on the back of them. Has anyone found an easier method for reinstalling the pads than:
1. Clips like Ecklers sells. Available locally?
2. Unbolt caliper, insert block of wood a little thicker than rotor between pads, then slide caliper in place, remove block while sliding caliper on rotor.
Has anyone found an easier method? I'd rather pull and reinstall a motor!
1. Clips like Ecklers sells. Available locally?
2. Unbolt caliper, insert block of wood a little thicker than rotor between pads, then slide caliper in place, remove block while sliding caliper on rotor.
Has anyone found an easier method? I'd rather pull and reinstall a motor!
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I'd like to hear how others do it too. I basically do it the same way you do and worry about cocking a piston in the bore. The pistons are really loose and only a thin strip is within tolerance.
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Originally Posted by OldSchool
Tuff to beat how ez this is.. 
These work good if you have the caliper disconnected and on a bench. If it's on the car and you want to just replace the pads it may be a bit tougher. On the bench you can just push the pistons back in the bore. On the car you have a sealed system and the pistons don't push back so easily.
You can open the bleeder and then push them back in, but prepare for a geyser of paint ruining brake fluid.
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From: Valparaiso IN
Originally Posted by BSeery
These work good if you have the caliper disconnected and on a bench. If it's on the car and you want to just replace the pads it may be a bit tougher. On the bench you can just push the pistons back in the bore. On the car you have a sealed system and the pistons don't push back so easily.
You can open the bleeder and then push them back in, but prepare for a geyser of paint ruining brake fluid.
You can open the bleeder and then push them back in, but prepare for a geyser of paint ruining brake fluid.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
Originally Posted by OldSchool
HMM... I disagree.. I popped the Master Cyl cap, usually if the pads are worn, there will be a little room for fluid expansion when you push the pistons back, if it is full or just topped off, remove some with a table spoon. Maybe I'm just lucky??
I keep a towel over the cap. I can push the pistons back in, but they don't stay in like most cars. There are springs behind them holding the pads against the rotors with light tension. The challenge is holding the pistons back against the springs and trying to slip the pad between the caliper and piston.
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Originally Posted by OldSchool
HMM... I disagree.. I popped the Master Cyl cap, usually if the pads are worn, there will be a little room for fluid expansion when you push the pistons back, if it is full or just topped off, remove some with a table spoon. Maybe I'm just lucky??
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From: Valparaiso IN
Originally Posted by isosceles
There are springs behind them holding the pads against the rotors with light tension. The challenge is holding the pistons back against the springs and trying to slip the pad between the caliper and piston.
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