I'm back. My tools arrived the other day (very late from ordering) and today I had some free time and the weather was nice, so I set to work. My aim, to replace the brake pads and disc.
Well, I thought all was going smoothly... until, I couldn't get the brake caliper back on the disc afterwards
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Very disappointing! I thought, great, I've nearly got all the way...
But I'm stuck. I don't know what the solution could be. Basically I pushed the piston back as far as it would go, in reality it was only out a few milimetres anyway. But I used the G-clamp and was able to rotate it back a few turns. The car guide service book for my car just said put an upended hammer in there and push it back.
The pads fitted in smoothly, and seem to fit over the disc very well. The top part of the caliper was able to fit on top of the mounting bracket behind the wheel no problem, but the bottom part of the caliper was clashing by about 1 or 2 mm with the mounting bracket.
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Strange I thought, that piston surely couldn't go back in any further to give more room.
I took out the new brake pads, and attempted to g-clamp and tap the piston in even further. No luck. It's only sticking out about 1mm as it is, and may not go back in any further?
If any of you could assess the situation, I've taken a picture of:
a) the new pads in the caliper
http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=89307
b) the underneith of the caliper as I try to fit it onto the brake disc
http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=89314
c) a look at how far the piston is currently pressed in.
http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=89319
Two other questions which arise from today:
- If I pressed the brake pedal in, would I see the piston moving? With caliper detached from brake disc.
- Also, if I hold the brake disc as 12 and 6 o'clock positions, i can judder it slightly. Same happened with the old brake disc which people said could be the bearing. I may be confused, but I think it's actually this nut which is not tightening all the way in:
http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=89323
It's got to a point and won't go any further so no wonder there's a mm gap for the disc assembly to rock slightly. But is that to do with the wheel bearing?
Many thanks in advance for your insight!
- I need to figure out what setting on my digital camera will allow me to take photos up close, and not come out blurred (currently they keep the background in focus)