Fat Dan Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 So i finally tracked down some new discs for my ke70 chucked em on got pads in and now i cant get the callipar over the pads without the brakes being jammed on. everything is new discs measure pre' much spot on to what they should be, should i just get the disks skimmed a bit? Or do some of you OS geniuses have some better ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Push the piston back in the calliper. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 ^ this. make sure piston isn't binding in the caliper and/or slide pins aren't seized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Yea ^that. Probably a good time for a calliper birthday! seal kits are soo cheap and usually the piston is rusty as no cunt ever changes brake fluid EVER on old cars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Dan Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Lol cmon guys i know to push the piston in! Also doesnt appear to be binding can push piston in flush with calipper and it still wont play ball. Have to get pretty heavy on a mallet to get it even halfway back down. Almost like brake pads too thick? Is that even possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 if you got the correct pads and rotors then you should be able to get it all too fit easily. no two ways about it. have you cracked the bleed nipple to assist in getting the piston right back in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Dan Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Yeap that got it in a fraction more but no real difference... everythings just so damn tight :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Pop the piston for an inspection, if its not rusty or full of crap and you are sure its going all the way home then possibly you have the wrong pads. What's the pads part number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 You sure you got the right rotors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Dan Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Cant read numbers on pads disks msy be wrong theyte brembo items not toyota so maybe some kind of retrofit? Discs i pulled off had a min. Thickness of 9mm vs new disc is 11.5 other then that they all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 If the piston is flush with the caliper, then I can't see how it can't fit if they are the correct parts. Some photos perhaps to give more clues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Brembo are pretty sweet rotors, so should be correct? At first I suspected it could be a 'cheap shit' problem, but if using decent parts then it should all be coming up roses. Perhaps the pads are slightly larger, what brand pads are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocky41 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Brembo are pretty sweet rotors, so should be correct? At first I suspected it could be a 'cheap shit' problem, but if using decent parts then it should all be coming up roses. Perhaps the pads are slightly larger, what brand pads are you using? Pretty sure there are two types of disks for these - ill check tomorrow (BNT), some start at like 10mm and have a min of 9mm and others say 11mm - 10mm. I know its only 1mm but that may be all the difference. Brand of pad as above may be the issue too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 so, this is advice i was given by race brakes and i quote as best as i can remember, "some pads are thicker that others and if they are too tight then give them a rub on concrete and take a few mm off them and they should fit" for the "performance" style pads there are endurance pads that are thicker than normal which could explain why it don't fit. i don't think thats your problem, never in my experience have i seen a difference between manufactures specs of minimum thickness for the same rotor of 2.5mm. i think its a different rotor but never mind that, if you need it to go now then rub off a bit and make it fit. long term, you got the wrong rotor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 if you need it to go now then rub off a bit Then get back to working on the car. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Dan Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Pads are cheap repco items silverline or some shit, will just rub off a bit was thinking of doing that but was worried about wearing them unevenly. On the subject of the rotor, id say its an equivalent off another as all part numbers i found for a ke70 were discontinued cheers for the help guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtrail Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 we had this problem with a set of ebc pads we put in an audi once. just waked off a bit in the mill no worries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltik Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Have also had this problem once and ended up sanding the pads down a smidge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 If you're concerned about not keeping the pad face flat, get a sheet of emery paper, and lay it on a sheet of glass. poor man's surface plate. Silverline pads are shit as too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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