Calipers :( DIY gone bad
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Calipers :( DIY gone bad
okay 1st of all i used this diy
https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...d.php?t=221631
ive never done anything im still a newbie at working with cars so anyhow i needed new brakes since i could hear dem n car wont stop as good n when i took off the tire found out that the brakes had eaten the rotor too so i did both well replacing rotor was not a problem but while putting the pads in the calipers step 12 suggested u push the hydrolic thing back so i did it but the caliper metals moved n now theres no space in there to squeeze the second brakepad in there
make it simple the caliper is made of 2 metal pieces in which the pads are those metal pieces got pushed n now theres no space any help would be a lot appreciated
this is kind of urgent as i need the car on monday to work n back thank you in advance for help
https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...d.php?t=221631
ive never done anything im still a newbie at working with cars so anyhow i needed new brakes since i could hear dem n car wont stop as good n when i took off the tire found out that the brakes had eaten the rotor too so i did both well replacing rotor was not a problem but while putting the pads in the calipers step 12 suggested u push the hydrolic thing back so i did it but the caliper metals moved n now theres no space in there to squeeze the second brakepad in there
make it simple the caliper is made of 2 metal pieces in which the pads are those metal pieces got pushed n now theres no space any help would be a lot appreciated
this is kind of urgent as i need the car on monday to work n back thank you in advance for help
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a paint scraper might be able to fit in there and push the piston back. that is the problem, right, the piston is out , keeping you from putting the pad in. once you get some space a big screw driver (flat) well help.
next time, a small c-clamp attached to one side while pushing the piston in on the other, keeps the other side from coming out.
it is a good idea to push the pistons all the way in before removing the old pads.
next time, a small c-clamp attached to one side while pushing the piston in on the other, keeps the other side from coming out.
it is a good idea to push the pistons all the way in before removing the old pads.
Last edited by Hondaddy; Jul 5, 2008 at 05:23 PM.
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its not totally up to the other metal its just half way kinda like this picture its not my caliper n rotor but i found one frm google images
the 2 metal pieces i was trying to push the cylindrical thing but the whole thing got pushed back
i tried using nosepliers in there n den opening them in there its too stiff
the 2 metal pieces i was trying to push the cylindrical thing but the whole thing got pushed back
i tried using nosepliers in there n den opening them in there its too stiff
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piston needs to be pushed further..
I saw the DIY. If you have the caliper off the car and sittin on the box, then you can push is further.
It other words take the caliper off again and use a c-clamp to push the piston further.
sometimes when you compress the piston back when its still on the car, it doesn't push it far enough. take off the caliper, and compress the piston till it bottoms out.
also note: this procedure is for the front ONLY. the rear disk piston is different.
I saw the DIY. If you have the caliper off the car and sittin on the box, then you can push is further.
It other words take the caliper off again and use a c-clamp to push the piston further.
sometimes when you compress the piston back when its still on the car, it doesn't push it far enough. take off the caliper, and compress the piston till it bottoms out.
also note: this procedure is for the front ONLY. the rear disk piston is different.
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looking at the DIY again..
When the caliper is in this position you can compress the piston much better.
http://tinypic.com/mbl3qr.jpg
compress like this.
http://tinypic.com/mbl6w9.jpg
considering that you have been following that DIY guide. and still having problems.
The problem could be that you just need to move the caliper foward and back ward to jiggle it back into position.
When the caliper is in this position you can compress the piston much better.
http://tinypic.com/mbl3qr.jpg
compress like this.
http://tinypic.com/mbl6w9.jpg
considering that you have been following that DIY guide. and still having problems.
The problem could be that you just need to move the caliper foward and back ward to jiggle it back into position.
