i had a wierd problem with my rear disc brakes dragging (changed my rear pads). Its not my e-brake cable or anything BUT it seems as part of the mounting spot is too deep and causing the outer pad to rub on the rotor? so i had to put a thin washer inbetween the caliper and the mounting spot to clear the rotor.

anyone had this problem?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by batboyvaj &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i had a wierd problem with my rear disc brakes dragging (changed my rear pads). Its not my e-brake cable or anything BUT it seems as part of the mounting spot is too deep and causing the outer pad to rub on the rotor? so i had to put a thin washer inbetween the caliper and the mounting spot to clear the rotor.

anyone had this problem?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The pad is supposed to be resting up against the rotor. If your brakes are actually dragging then you need to check the caliper slides. Hiding the problem by ghetto rigging something together is stupid and in this case very dangerous.

 

It could also be that you don't have the **** on the pads placed properly on the cross shaped cutout on the piston.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MasterKwan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It could also be that you don't have the **** on the pads placed properly on the cross shaped cutout on the piston. </TD></TR></TABLE>

In English?

 

Assuming you've done rear disks before, you'll notice there are locater pins on the back of the pads. These pins have to go into the cross shaped cutout that you typically use to turn the piston back into the caliper. If your "****" (pins) are instead on the piston surface, the pads won't be sitting right when you go to install.

Page 19-25 of the EK/EJ 96-00 manual shows you exactly what I'm talking about.

 

yea, i checked that the pads are properly rested in the "grooves" but its the outside pad that rubs against the rotor, ON BOTH SIDES. am i missing something here?

 

The pads are going to rub. As long as you can turn the rotor fairly easily by hand and the pins on the caliper let the caliper move with the wear of the pads, it's fine.

I'm not clear if you discussing pad to rotor contact which is OK or something that's bindind the rotor up.

 

its binding the rotor. i have to try real hard to turn the wheel by hand. I never had this kind of thing happen before.