teamSVTour
Hard-core CEG'er
Ok so I just checked my pads and it looks like the pads on both the driver and passanger seperated from the backing. So this calls for immediate fix as this could be be a very dangerous situation.
So I picked up some Bendix Titanium II's part # MKD 648 (b/c I need the E1 pads).
Here's my problem I cannot get the new pads on to save my life. No matter how much I try to use a C-clamp to push the piston back the piston does not seem to budge and the pads just wont fit. The driverside is really bad. I mean its not even close. The brake fluid does not rise at all in the resevoir and the piston just does not budge. It seems the piston is all the way in. It's like these pads have to much "pad" on them. The Passenger side I actually saw the fluid in the resevior go up a slight bit when I pushed it in as far as I could possibly go but the pads/caliper will only go on if I rap the caliper w/ a mallet. This is not going to work b/c it is WAY to tight.
What am I doing wrong here? Do i need new caliper/piston? Do I have the wrong pads?
p.s. the thickness of the pad is a 1/2 inch (not including the backing plate) length of pad is 4 1/2 (not including the backing plate)
TIA!
So I picked up some Bendix Titanium II's part # MKD 648 (b/c I need the E1 pads).
Here's my problem I cannot get the new pads on to save my life. No matter how much I try to use a C-clamp to push the piston back the piston does not seem to budge and the pads just wont fit. The driverside is really bad. I mean its not even close. The brake fluid does not rise at all in the resevoir and the piston just does not budge. It seems the piston is all the way in. It's like these pads have to much "pad" on them. The Passenger side I actually saw the fluid in the resevior go up a slight bit when I pushed it in as far as I could possibly go but the pads/caliper will only go on if I rap the caliper w/ a mallet. This is not going to work b/c it is WAY to tight.
What am I doing wrong here? Do i need new caliper/piston? Do I have the wrong pads?
p.s. the thickness of the pad is a 1/2 inch (not including the backing plate) length of pad is 4 1/2 (not including the backing plate)
TIA!