hey guys i need some help. i did a brake upgrade on my crx but now the brake pads are locked onto the rotors. what could the problem be? anyone know? thanks

 

readjust where the brake pedal engages.

 

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i'll try that but i doubt its a problem with the pedal engagement. as of now, the brakes are already pressed onto the rotors without my foot on the brake pedal. any other ideas?

 

you will have to adjust the pedal to booster length more than likely....i had to do this to my 88 hatch after i changed all the brakes. My brakes would just about lock up....i would have to pull back on pedal to relieve the brake pressure. It is a PITA to adjust the booster adjustment for the fact its cramped under dash. Once you make the rod length shorter it should cure your problem....if you have old calipers, then your calipers are locking up.

 

hmmm ok, thanks guys. any other ideas? i hope its not my calipers.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rsbad454 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you will have to adjust the pedal to booster length more than likely....i had to do this to my 88 hatch after i changed all the brakes. My brakes would just about lock up....i would have to pull back on pedal to relieve the brake pressure. It is a PITA to adjust the booster adjustment for the fact its cramped under dash. Once you make the rod length shorter it should cure your problem....if you have old calipers, then your calipers are locking up.</TD></TR></TABLE>

This is one of the hardest jobs I have ever done on my car. It's seriously almost easier to remove the booster to do the adjustment, but then again the cage gets in the way more than anything.

Still, this would be the first thing I checked based on what you're describing.

 

thanks for the tips guys. you all sound pretty right actually.

 

Did you mess witht the E-brake cables? what did you upgrade?

 

sounds like u got a bad caliper to me.

 

Just like rsbad454 said you need to adjust your booster pushrod length. Here is an explanation of what that does. There are small ports inside your M/C that allow fluid to flow when the brakes are depressed and released. When that pushrod is adjusted too long you dont allow the vent port(one of the small ports) to open back up which bleeds off brake pressure. Therefore the car will stop great with a nice rock solid pedal until the fluid heats up and expands. Once you release the brakes they drag because of this port being blocked due to the pushrod not allowing things to "release" properly. Once adjusted correctly the port is no longer blocked and you have no dragging brakes. Hope this mini writeup helps.

 

good job cory I appreciate people who know what they are talking about.


BTW....You did grease the slider pins for the calipers right?

 

thats great information, thanks