Hi all,
Just dodged the rain to swap out my knackered Mintex pads (brake pad warning light on) for some original Brembos (aka. Galfer). Found that pretty much every pad came out without a fuss, and the pistons retracted with a bit of encouragement.
However.. the inner pad on the drivers' side was very stiff coming out (two pairs of pliers and wiggling needed). When it came to refitting, the new pad was so tight I ended up hammering it in (literally). Thankfully I was able to coax it all the way home.
So my question is this.. I did my best cleaning up the inside of the calipers, especially those upper and lower steel 'guide plates' (someone on here recently found the exact name for this part, it's very obscure, maybe 'pad abutment plates'?). However the only thing I can think of is that aluminium corrosion is biting under this plate and pushing it upward, making the pad an extremely tight fit. If I've got corrosion, what's the best thing to do? Strip down the caliper, sand and paint with anti-rust paint then reassemble? (Probably would pay someone to do that). Or it'd have to be a new caliper for £230 odd inc pads..
All the other pads came out and new ones went in without much trouble. Does anyone reckon this job will require the same effort next time, or will that pad just refuse to come out seeing as it needed hammering to go in??
Any help appreciated
Alex
p.s. - the drivers side wheel was much hotter than passenger after test drive. Hoping the dragging pad will just clear itself up and still be able to retract enough??
Just dodged the rain to swap out my knackered Mintex pads (brake pad warning light on) for some original Brembos (aka. Galfer). Found that pretty much every pad came out without a fuss, and the pistons retracted with a bit of encouragement.
However.. the inner pad on the drivers' side was very stiff coming out (two pairs of pliers and wiggling needed). When it came to refitting, the new pad was so tight I ended up hammering it in (literally). Thankfully I was able to coax it all the way home.
So my question is this.. I did my best cleaning up the inside of the calipers, especially those upper and lower steel 'guide plates' (someone on here recently found the exact name for this part, it's very obscure, maybe 'pad abutment plates'?). However the only thing I can think of is that aluminium corrosion is biting under this plate and pushing it upward, making the pad an extremely tight fit. If I've got corrosion, what's the best thing to do? Strip down the caliper, sand and paint with anti-rust paint then reassemble? (Probably would pay someone to do that). Or it'd have to be a new caliper for £230 odd inc pads..
All the other pads came out and new ones went in without much trouble. Does anyone reckon this job will require the same effort next time, or will that pad just refuse to come out seeing as it needed hammering to go in??
Any help appreciated
Alex
p.s. - the drivers side wheel was much hotter than passenger after test drive. Hoping the dragging pad will just clear itself up and still be able to retract enough??
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