Harbinger Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 So I haven't had this happen before. My rear disc brakes both are refusing to go back over the new rotors with new pads in the calipers. Both calipers have the piston pushed in far enough that the pad is sitting below the bracket. The outside (non-piston) pad hits the rotor and then the other side of the rotor interferes with the caliper bracket. Both calipers are pretty corroded, but I cleaned up the faces that meet up against the rotor and it's still way too tight. Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Reverse Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 If the slides for the caliper are moving freely and the piston is fully compressed, there should be enough room for the caliper to fit over the pads with them mounted in the torque member and pressed against the rotor. You might want to double check and make sure the slides can be fully pressed into the torque member and the caliper piston is fully pressed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) Must be my slides then. I'll have to take a closer look. Yep - slides aren't sliding. Looking at the FSM there are two slide pins both with bolt heads - but on my calipers one of the bolts has a flat cap over it that I can't tell if it's pressed or otherwise secured in. *sigh* I'll put in an order for two new calipers. Edited September 27, 2020 by Harbinger Came back with more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 You should be able to slide the caliper off the top pin. I had to work mine back and forth with a hammer, but I got it eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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