brake problem

billwagnon · 01:06 PM

Well, I was up til 4 a.m. replacing shocks and getting the rotors off. I'm a little slower than the 101 Projects numbers.

My right rear brake had an odd problem - the outside pad was worn down almost to metal, but the inside pad looked okay.

I had the rotors turned this morning. The back calipers seem really tight when I put the rotors on.

I couldn't fit the new pads in the right rear. I used a small C-Clamp to compress the caliper, but I still couldn't get the outside one in. So I used one of the old ones that was worn down and would fit. I thought I would drive the car for a couple days and then try to get the correct pad in.

What is the proper technique for getting the pads in on the back brakes?

Doug E · 06-22-2002, 01:18 PM

Sounds to me like you might have a stuck piston in that caliper which will require removing the caliper and blowing out the piston (but don't split the caliper) and then rebuilding with new seals and gaskets. If everything was OK then your new pads would slide right in.

I just did this to mine a few months ago on all 4 corners and it is not a bad project at all. Search the archives under brakes and my name and you'll find a thread I posted relative to this project and some helpful hints I learned first hand.

Aren't our cars fun ?

steve rush · 06-22-2002, 02:28 PM

My right rear "freezes" and same one /same thing on my '64 356.
The 356 would be rebuilt every couple of years when I only drove 1-2 times a year. I learned to keep fresh fluild in system and solved most of the repeating process. I did all four sides with a pot of coffee with four kits in four hours for about forty dollars and even listened to the Mariners It did cost dinner for a fair haired pumper to help bleed system.

billwagnon · 06-22-2002, 02:37 PM

I'll buy dinner, when can she start?