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camoweasel
05-17-2010, 10:15 PM
Today I decided to change my rear pads due to the fact the old ones were just about shot. So I took the two bolts holding the pads in place out and the two bolts holding the caliper in place and removed both the pads and caliper. Since the piston was pushed out quite a ways due to the worn pads, I took a c-clamp, loosened the bleed screw and pushed the caliper back in. I slipped on the new pads and tryed to slip the caliper back on the rotor. I was really tight and wasn't able to slip it back on so I took everything apart and tryed pushing the cylnder in further. After many tries of forcing the piston in as far as I could I managed to get the caliper to slip over the rotor. Now the brakes are extremely tight and over heat when I jack the rear up and put in gear.

So what did I do wrong? Is the caliper stuck or didn't I adjust something right?
Dirtcrasher
05-17-2010, 10:27 PM
You probably have a seized slide pin, there are 2 of them. They can be a PITA to remove, but I know how :D

Old pads swapped to new do this often!
camoweasel
05-18-2010, 05:38 AM
You probably have a seized slide pin, there are 2 of them. They can be a PITA to remove, but I know how :D

Old pads swapped to new do this often!

Slide pin?? Please enlighten me with more information? Where are they located at?
Dirtcrasher
05-18-2010, 02:12 PM
The caliper has to be able to move in/out as the pads wear. Or, just the inner pad would wear out.

So, there are a hundred ways it's done, but every caliper rides on some type of pin or slide which allows it to move freely.

Those are usually covered with rubber seals.

They have to taken apart (more if often wet/mud conditions) and cleaned then use silicone grease on the pins.

I do mine every year or so depending on the time and conditions.

Look at a diagram or just look at yours. Unbolt the caliper from the bracket and those 2 bolts are where the pins are.

Like I said, good luck! Many a caliper is destroyed taken them out.

Over the years some of us have figured out ways to get it apart without destroying it. It's not an "in the driveway task" unless they aren't very bad.

If you can't do it. Unbolt the entire caliper and bracket and send it to me :D