Brake pad Q
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Brake pad Q
Ok so yesterday I had a question about rotor removal, now I have a question about pad instal. Both should be pretty self-explanatory, but I'm retarded I guess. The car is just kickin my butt this week. I know how they are supposed to go in and I can even put the stock pads back in (which are about 1/2 - 3/4 worn depending) and get the caliper back on, but I can't make a big enough gap between the new pads to slip the caliper back on the rotor. What the heck am I doing wrong, any advice?
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Originally Posted by DickieC.99
Ok so yesterday I had a question about rotor removal, now I have a question about pad instal. Both should be pretty self-explanatory, but I'm retarded I guess. The car is just kickin my butt this week. I know how they are supposed to go in and I can even put the stock pads back in (which are about 1/2 - 3/4 worn depending) and get the caliper back on, but I can't make a big enough gap between the new pads to slip the caliper back on the rotor. What the heck am I doing wrong, any advice?
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Originally Posted by Buckmaster
Buy a big "C" clamp and with the old pad tighten down on it. That will compress the pistons (and they stay compressed), remove the "C" clamp, then you slip the new pads in and onto the rotor. When down....pump the brake pedal a few times and it will stiffen back up and reset that piston........
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Originally Posted by allanlaw
Check your brake fluid level first. If it's high in the reservoir, the "C"clamp activity may cause an overflow (and the resulting mess of paint-removing brake fluid in bad places). I usually turkey-baste a little of the fluid out of the reservoir before clamping.
