caliper problem
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From: Drayton Ontario
caliper problem
I just did the new trailing arm thing , I installed the calipers and on the back driver side when I put the wheel back on the inside of the outer side of the caliper touches the rotor enough so that the wheel won't turn , there is no adjustment for the caliper so do I grind it down a bit to get some clearance ? Seams kinda bubba-ish just wonder if any one else has ever dealt with this.
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I just did the new trailing arm thing , I installed the calipers and on the back driver side when I put the wheel back on the inside of the outer side of the caliper touches the rotor enough so that the wheel won't turn , there is no adjustment for the caliper so do I grind it down a bit to get some clearance ? Seams kinda bubba-ish just wonder if any one else has ever dealt with this.
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St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
I just did the new trailing arm thing , I installed the calipers and on the back driver side when I put the wheel back on the inside of the outer side of the caliper touches the rotor enough so that the wheel won't turn , there is no adjustment for the caliper so do I grind it down a bit to get some clearance ? Seams kinda bubba-ish just wonder if any one else has ever dealt with this.
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From: Dayton, Ohio
I would not grind on any of these brake parts. Something is not right and you just need to find out what. AS stated above, perhaps you have the wrong rotors. Are both sides giving you this problem? If you are just working on one side and the other side hasn't been touched, have a look at each part on the okay side. Good luck.
Also the caliper mounts to a bracket that bolts on.(Its pretty common to find that bracket bent on the passenger side...think this is from sliding into curbs.)Also make sure the bracket is bolted on correctly and no washers under it.(between it and where it mounts)
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St. Jude Donor '07
Sounds like a bent caliper mount.I think the only difference between the front and rear rotors is the holes for the parking brake adjustment.
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Yes the parking brake holes are different but there is a difference in the thickness of about an 1/8" where the rivets go.I just cant remember if the front is thicker or the rear.
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thanks guys that make sense as i did put all new calipers on and I may have mixed up the rotors as the they were sitting around for a while. Gee never even noticed the difference in the thickness of the rotors , huh thought they were all the same . So when you order rotors I guess you you have to order fronts or backs.
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The factory spindle press (Kent Moore tools) and some of the aftermarket ones use the caliper bracket as a location point of the bolt hardware. If the guy using these tools is a "true Bubba" they can be bent while performing a spindle removal (I tighten these tools to certain torque and BANG the bolt pressing the spindle with a BIG OLE BUBBA SIZED HAMMER!) Many good shops steer away from the "Kent Moore" stlye tool to a hydraulic press when tearing down trailing arms. Did your brackets get screwed up by the rebuilder?
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St. Jude Donor '07
thanks guys that make sense as i did put all new calipers on and I may have mixed up the rotors as the they were sitting around for a while. Gee never even noticed the difference in the thickness of the rotors , huh thought they were all the same . So when you order rotors I guess you you have to order fronts or backs.