DAguyLS

i went to pep boys yesterday to get new rotors. And i get my wheel off to find out that the retaining screws that hold the rotor on the hub are STRIPPED. So i get a impact wrench and start beating on that for a while. NOTHING. So i get the torch and heat it up for a little. NOTHING. So i go buy a nice drill and start drilling the screw heads off. IT WORKED, but when i get the rotor off, i find out that PEP BOYS GAVE ME THE WRONG ROTORS. Which sucks, but i've had worse happen before.


now the problem is when i put my pads and caliper and everything back on, there's no room left for the caliper to move at all. There's no room in between the rotor and the brake pads, almost like they seezed <(sp?) up on me. When i press the brakes nothing happens on that side, but i can hear the other side compressing.

CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE
BRAKES ARE PISSING ME OFF

DAguyLS

anyone know anything about brakes??

DAguyLS

please someone, i've got to get this fixed today, i already had to call of work

deSigi

You have to compress the piston in the caliper.

Is that what the problem is? You caliper doesn't fit back onto the disk with the new pads?

DAguyLS

I can get the caliper back on and assembled, but there's no gap between the pad and rotor.

and when i apply the brake it doesn't move at all on that side, but i hear the other side moving still

i really apprietiate any help i can get right now, so thanks in advance

DAguyLS

and also, are those retaining screws necessary, or can i just leave em drilled out?

DAguyLS

dire need of help, i still have to make it back to pep boys to return the ones they gave me and get the right ones

Mike_C

depress the caliper's piston. be sure to remove the brake reservoir cap beforehand though.

DAguyLS

will it depress the whole way into the caliper??

mine was protruding about a quarter/half inch

thank you

deSigi

If you remove the cap on your brake fluid reservoir, there will no longer be any resistance in the system, you should be able to push it all the way down, or use a C-clamp. Make sure the reservoir doesn't over flow though.

Ricey McRicerton

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mine was protruding about a quarter/half inch

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Should go all the way back in. I'm having the same problem. The passenger side will go all the way back in no problem, but the drivers won't. I'm buying a new caliper as I can't get a rebuild kit.

EDIT: Since we're on the subject does anyone know where to get rebuilt Nissin calipers except for the dealer?

DAguyLS

i really apprietiate the help guys. I'm going to try to tackle this **** today. Thing is, my car is at a friends house and he doesn't have the internet there. He just lives a few streets over though.

you guys kick ***, even if this doesn't help.......it's good to know there's people who will try, thanks

DAguyLS

please if anyone else can help, i need it....lol

DAguyLS

bump for help

DAguyLS

i see the caliper trying to move, but it just has nowhere to go, nothing to push, no gaps
everything is already compressed it seems

deSigi

If you're having problems with the caliper, disconnect it from the brake line, compress the piston, and then reconnect the brake line and bleed that portion of the system.

Once the piston is fully copmressed, there should be no portion of it coming out of the caliper.

DAguyLS

can anyone get me a picture of what the caliper and rotor should look like up close.

DAguyLS

your the **** man, i'm gonna get on this and i'll get back to yall and let you know how it went

thanks again

Mike_C

the piece that pushes the caliper away from the rotor may be busted. i haven't dissected a caliper, but i assume it's a spring of some sort?

HamsterStyle

did you clean and regrease the caliper pins? That is one thing that could be causing your calipers to not move. Use some big *** channellocks or a big c clamp to compress the piston.

just my .02