Help!
#1
Posted 02 December 2003 - 03:17 PM
The front pad replacement went well but I've got a bit stuck on the rears. Two hours today and three hours last week and I have to admit defeat!!
I haven't got to the difficult bit yet (Screwing the piston back in!) because I can't figure out how to rotate the caliper away from the disc. I've removed the outer pad and undone the 17mm bolt but the caliper won't budge. The shaft which the 17mm bolt runs through seems to have an inner barrell which is attached to an arm coming off the wheel hub. There is also a rubber boot which I don't see on anyone elses pictures (Or on the Vauxhall TIS CD) which presumably needs to be removed to seperate the caliper from the mounting.
Here is a top-down view of the left rear brake assembly behind the disc. I've circled the rubber boot and barrell which I think need to be seperated to remove the caliper.
Any ideas? Am I missing something obvious?
#2
Posted 02 December 2003 - 03:20 PM
Edited by Ricky2772, 02 December 2003 - 03:27 PM.
#3
Posted 02 December 2003 - 03:41 PM
#4
Posted 02 December 2003 - 11:42 PM
Nope...handbrake definately off! After making that mistake on the fronts I wasn't about to do it again!!I bet my arse you left the handbrake ON.....
edited to say, did you try hammering on it? seems like its glued or something...
I applied quite a lot of pressure to it, and a little conservative tapping, but it didn't seem to move at all. Then a bit of 'visual investigation' made me think that it wasn't moving 'cos it wasn't supposed to and if I forced it any harder something would break!?
what about removing the lower bolt?
I didn't realise there was a lower bolt! Can I remove this one safely without the whole thing falling apart? Presumably it's possible to take the whole caliper assembly off without too much trouble as it's a single unit and only connected by pipes and wires?
Rain permitting I'll have another go at it tomorrow. The difference those EBC pads made was immediate. The stopping power was already better than the Vauxhall ones before I even bed them in properly!!
Actually, whilst I've got you here, I gave the fronts about 15 miles before stopping hard on them. Then I did a dozen or so 40-20 and 60-20 stops. Do you think that's sufficient bedding in?
Thanks guys
Edited by benw, 02 December 2003 - 11:44 PM.
#5
Posted 03 December 2003 - 11:31 PM
Edited by wickywire, 03 December 2003 - 11:33 PM.
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