Brake install Problem!!

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So i was putting my new rotors and pads on and everything was going good. I pressed the pistons back in the caliper and put the pads on. I went to put the caliper with pads on then only the top half wanted to go on. So i looked and one of the pistons sticks out further then the other by less then an 1/8th. I cant get it to go in any further and i cant put it back together without it going in more. Its the piston were the brake line goes behind it. Have any of you had this problem? CAN ANY ONE HELP!!!!!!

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[rdsnake]

What are you using to push the piston back in?

 

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What are you using to push the piston back in?

4" C clamp. I cranked on it and it wouldnt go in any further. I would be set if it would go in as far as the other piston!

 

[sonicblue2003]

r u doing front or rears? If I remember right the rears have to be turned in. not to sure about the fronts.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Force it in...

 

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Force it in...

I tried too, but it was gouging the pad! I am doing the fronts!

 

[Flyn]

I tried too, but it was gouging the pad! I am doing the fronts!

Take the pad off and crank on the clamp. You may have to put a piece of wood or metal in there to make the clamp fit. I use a metal rectangle to give the clamp somewhere to grab.

 

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Take the pad off and crank on the clamp. You may have to put a piece of wood or metal in there to make the clamp fit. I use a metal rectangle to give the clamp somewhere to grab.

I tried! I cranked on the clamp good and it did not push that one any further! I just dont know what to do!

 

[Flyn]

I tried! I cranked on the clamp good and it did not push that one any further! I just dont know what to do!

This is a long shot but is your brake fluid full and sealed so well that pushing the pistons in has created enough pressure to stop the piston from moving?

If not, check for any kind of physical obstruction that could be stopping the piston from moving. You could also get a bigger clamp and see if more force helps.

 

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This is a long shot but is your brake fluid full and sealed so well that pushing the pistons in has created enough pressure to stop the piston from moving?

If not, check for any kind of physical obstruction that could be stopping the piston from moving. You could also get a bigger clamp and see if more force helps.

I was going to try a bigger clamp. I always take the cap off of the brake fluid resavoir so i know thats not the problem.

 

[nytebyte]

Are you pushing both pistons in simultaneously?

I usually use one of the old brake pads and then use a C-clamp to push on the old pad. If you're doing this, does one piston go in further than the other?

 

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Are you pushing both pistons in simultaneously?

I usually use one of the old brake pads and then use a C-clamp to push on the old pad. If you're doing this, does one piston go in further than the other?

Yes i did push them in at the same time with a pad. Yes, the one that does not have the brake line on it went in further. The rotors are not thicker, i checked! I have EBC red stuff pads and i dont think that they are to thick etheir!

 

[01Cobra]

Yes i did push them in at the same time with a pad. Yes, the one that does not have the brake line on it went in further. The rotors are not thicker, i checked! I have EBC red stuff pads and i dont think that they are to thick etheir!

Ya know you should check the tolerance of those pads. My EBC yellows were actually slightly bigger than the stock pad which required me to do some sanding of that initial layer on the pad to match the size of a new stock pad. EBC's are awesome pads though. Yes the EBC yellows I got are the correct part number for an 01 Cobra. Other Cobra owners that got EBC yellows noticed this as well.

 

[Venomblue22]

You know what i did on my fronts that helped alot, i put the bracket on, then i put the pads in up against the rotor then pushed in the pistons and the caliper just slid on top

 

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Ya know you should check the tolerance of those pads. My EBC yellows were actually slightly bigger than the stock pad which required me to do some sanding of that initial layer on the pad to match the size of a new stock pad. EBC's are awesome pads though. Yes the EBC yellows I got are the correct part number for an 01 Cobra. Other Cobra owners that got EBC yellows noticed this as well.

Yep thats what i ended up doing! Sanded them bitches down!! Then i had to pull the little metal spring like clips off so i could put the bottom pin back in. The rear brakes were a cake walk!