Replacing Brake Pads And Rotors,
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alright, well im probably doing something wrong here or it would of worked, before i left i tried tackling my brakes and gave up cause it wouldnt cooperate
now tomorrow im hopefully get it, i got rich's low dust perfomance pads and the fitment is perfect so im pretty sure its something on my end
well when i take the caliper off the brake pads are pretty much hugging the rotor, and since there obviously used there thinner then the new ones, so when i put the new ones on i cant fit the rotor in between the brake pads, i tried moving things and stuff but cant seem to get it, and really don't want to bust something and then figure out i cant stop =/
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now tomorrow im hopefully get it, i got rich's low dust perfomance pads and the fitment is perfect so im pretty sure its something on my end
well when i take the caliper off the brake pads are pretty much hugging the rotor, and since there obviously used there thinner then the new ones, so when i put the new ones on i cant fit the rotor in between the brake pads, i tried moving things and stuff but cant seem to get it, and really don't want to bust something and then figure out i cant stop =/
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Are these on your rear brakes? cause if they are you need a tool to turn the caliper piston in... it looks like a cube... and has different ends on it, u can get one at pretty much any auto parts store... just ask for a brake cube or something like that.
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was doing this on my front brakes,
all ill have to go ask today thanks smile.gif
also the front brakes, they have a little metal shim betwen the piston and brake pad, the new ones didnt come with any and was wondering if i need it at all in there
all ill have to go ask today thanks smile.gif
also the front brakes, they have a little metal shim betwen the piston and brake pad, the new ones didnt come with any and was wondering if i need it at all in there
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put the old shims on the new pads. The only place to get those is hyundai and with a set of new pads. I know one of my shims broke....... yeah anyway. Like the others said get a C-clamp or one of the brake pad compressor thing and smash that piston back. THEN you can slide the pads/caliper back over the rotor no problem. The first time you hit the brakes they will tighten up against the rotor.
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All the premium aftermarket pads from Carquest & Advance Auto Parts I have bought for our Tibby's have came with the shims. Some times I used them sometimes I didn't.
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Push caliper pistons in. BTW. It would be much easier if you did that with old pads and caliper on the hub (you just put a flat screw driver in the caliper, where you can see 2 pads and a disc in a "caliper window" and move them).
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I had this problem when I was doing my rear brakes, I was used to the piston just pushing back, but ours twist as o1 tib said using that tool, but personally I just grabbed a big flat head and twisted them back.