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Re: Brake Question Posted by Ari [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Brake Question, Bill, Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:34:47 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Unless you used a hammer instead of a wrench to remove the tire, I doubt you dented the rim simply by removing it. I'd blame the pothole down by the Quiki-Mart for that.
Two possible issues witht he front caliper. In the first case, the caliper may very well be binding. It could have gotten some dirt caught in the dust cover, and when you pushed the pistons back in to insert the pads, it got caught. Or, and most likely, there was some corrosion internal to the piston. If you haven't done the brakes in a few years, you pushed the piston back into an area that hadn't seen a piston in a few years, and it's binding. Usually due to not changing brake fluid every 2-3 years, and just plain age. If that's what's happening, replacing the caliper (either with a rebuilt, or rebuilding it yourself) is the best you can do.
Other option - either you didn't push the piston all the way back, or the pads are slightly oversized, or something got caught behind the pad. With the piston fully retracted and fresh pads, there is VERY little space between the pads and rotors. All it takes is to not retract the piston all the way, have binding on the sliding portion of the caliper, or something keeping the pads out of alignment. This would cause rubbing, and that causes heat, and heat causes expansion, which causes things to bind.
I would pull the left front caliper. Make sure everything looks OK. Have someone press SLIGHTLY on the brake pedal with no pads in the caliper, and make sure the piston moves out. Don't move the piston too much. Then retract the piston the same way you would to insert the pads, and repeat a few times. When putting things back, make sure you can move the wheel without binding.
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