rear brake problem
rear brake problem
hey gang,
the other day i noticed a grinding sound from the left rear, so i took a quick peek at the wheel. i noticed that the rotor was rusty as though the brake pad hadn't touched it! i took off the wheel and found that the outside pad wa pretty much untouched, but the inside pad was completely worn away, and some nice grooves cut into my rotor
i changed my brake pads maybe 3 wks ago or so, and i would guess that all this time the inner pad has been in constant contact with the rotor, while the outter one hasn't been doing anything.
can someone tell me what i did wrong and how to fix this problem??
this is for non ABS, disc brakes.
thanks guys
the other day i noticed a grinding sound from the left rear, so i took a quick peek at the wheel. i noticed that the rotor was rusty as though the brake pad hadn't touched it! i took off the wheel and found that the outside pad wa pretty much untouched, but the inside pad was completely worn away, and some nice grooves cut into my rotor
i changed my brake pads maybe 3 wks ago or so, and i would guess that all this time the inner pad has been in constant contact with the rotor, while the outter one hasn't been doing anything.
can someone tell me what i did wrong and how to fix this problem??
this is for non ABS, disc brakes.
thanks guys
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u can tell is ur parking brake is siezed on the caliper, by looking at the return spring, if it is all the way back againt the mteal tab, then it is released, u might need to adjust it
take the pins out, and put them on the wire wheel, and clean up the rust, and use lube on them.
u might need a air hammer to remove the pins, cause they get really siezed up
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take the pins out, and put them on the wire wheel, and clean up the rust, and use lube on them.
u might need a air hammer to remove the pins, cause they get really siezed up
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i hate to sound like a complete dope, but oh well
someone put up a pic of calipers here:
http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=39000
are the guide pins the two pins on either side of the main piston? do i need to worry abotu those pistons that are covered in the rubber? Can i take the pins off without removing the entire caliper? and am i best off just getting a new caliper altogether?
thanks for helping this newb out
someone put up a pic of calipers here:
http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=39000
are the guide pins the two pins on either side of the main piston? do i need to worry abotu those pistons that are covered in the rubber? Can i take the pins off without removing the entire caliper? and am i best off just getting a new caliper altogether?
thanks for helping this newb out
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Im' confused on how you don't know what a front caliper and rear caliper looks like....but you did your own brake job 3 weeks ago.ninjajim4 wrote:i hate to sound like a complete dope, but oh well
someone put up a pic of calipers here:
http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=39000
are the guide pins the two pins on either side of the main piston? do i need to worry abotu those pistons that are covered in the rubber? Can i take the pins off without removing the entire caliper? and am i best off just getting a new caliper altogether?
thanks for helping this newb out
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