Whitesupraboy2 Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 do the pair of brake pads have to go on certain positions. E.g. one is meant for the inside of the disc and one for the outside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 Metal side towards the pistons I'm pretty sure that they're all the same, but have a look at them in the box, if they're different just match them up with the ones you take off. You should only ever take out one pad at a time, otherwise when you retract one piston its possible that you could force the other one right out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 Don't know about the smaller brakes, but the big ones have a metal clip thingy at either the top or bottom, can't remember which. I think it's the noise maker that makes them squeel when they are worn out. That means they should be put on one way if you see what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted June 20, 2004 Author Share Posted June 20, 2004 its just i replaced my front discs and pads on my car, one side of car fine, but on the other the inside pad is slightly touching,i say slightly coz it is, as in it touching,when pulling away it does not make the front of car dip and does not stop the car extra quick,so i know it just touching. i can tell from the heat and smell after a drive. i have taken the calipar off twice now and pushed the piston right back then pumped it and gone for drive but this bad just keeps touching it doing my head in, car driveable oh and the brakes are bloody briliant now, my old pads were down to hardly anything,my brake pedal back up the top. it also looks like i had Green pads on before. any ideas on why my pad sticking ohh it took me 5 hours to do the disc and caliper change,due to 3 hours due to a rusted nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 UK spec or J-Spec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon F Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 Originally posted by SimonB Don't know about the smaller brakes, but the big ones have a metal clip thingy at either the top or bottom, can't remember which. I think it's the noise maker that makes them squeel when they are worn out. That means they should be put on one way if you see what I mean. The noise makers are built in to the pad material and will make a noise when the pad runs low. Having the metal clip round the wrong way may cause the brakes to 'clunk' at low speed. Originally posted by whitesupraboy2 i can tell from the heat and smell after a drive. i have taken the calipar off twice now and pushed the piston right back then pumped it and gone for drive but this bad just keeps touching it doing my head in, car driveable oh and the brakes are bloody briliant now, my old pads were down to hardly anything,my brake pedal back up the top. it also looks like i had Green pads on before. Is one side getting hotter than the other - if so you may have a sticking piston and will have to rebuild the calipers with new seal kits. But dont forget that new discs and pads will smell when they are new, and this will disappear as they bed in. Stock J-spec pads are green in colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted June 20, 2004 Author Share Posted June 20, 2004 cheers for the replys, i cant believe the pistons are stuck because i could push one piston in wit my hand and watch the other come out next to it,so they are very free flowing. or shouldnt they do that! lol obviously pushing on both,pushed the fluid up in reservoir,which is correct they are J-spec ok so the pads were green, the ones i put in now are black lol As for one side hotter then other i couldnt tell i didnt touch it i could just feel the heat! I still cant work out from taking them apart how the brake pushs on both sides of the disk! as the pad on the outside of the disk just sits there?? im prob being thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon F Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 Originally posted by whitesupraboy2 As for one side hotter then other i couldnt tell i didnt touch it i could just feel the heat! I still cant work out from taking them apart how the brake pushs on both sides of the disk! as the pad on the outside of the disk just sits there?? im prob being thick It doesnt sound like you have a seized piston if they move that easily. Does your car pull to one side under braking? If not, it sounds like everything is ok. On j-spec front brakes the is a piston pushing on each of the brake pads. On the rears there is one piston which pushes on the inside pad, and as this hits the disc drags the other pad across onto the out side of the disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted June 20, 2004 Author Share Posted June 20, 2004 nope i tested this, brakes fine! dead straight as a whistle and real quick as well. I cant see the piston pushing on the outside pad at all! it just slots infront on the peice of metal, i have 2 round pistons pushing on the one inner pad. I really am confused by it too be honest. I dont understand why its rubbing at all! when im driving and come to stop u can smell the brakes. they working fine,i will see if it has stopped by next weekend. If not brake will be taken apart again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 It's probably NOT the caliper PISTON sticking, but the caliper sticking on the glide pins. The caliper should move totally freely by hand on the pins, with no pads in, through the full range of its operation. You can sometimes free them up, but rust inside the holes the pins go into often recurss, new bits are the correct repair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted June 20, 2004 Author Share Posted June 20, 2004 sorry if im being thick are we talking bout the little holes that the spring goes in from one pad to the other?? i have a couple spare calipers so i think i may change the calipa and do another brake flush GGGrrrrr it says dot 3 on the cap of it, so ill be putting that in again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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