I pulled these guys off a 5lug FC sitting in a junkyard and proceeded to rebuild them. I *thought* I had all the parts I needed but something appears to be wrong. Did I forget something? It doesn't seem like anything will keep the brake pads separated.



I did notice that I only had one v-clip per caliper, but they connect on the top, so the pads rub together on the bottom. Can someone point out what I did wrong?

 

Where is supposed to be a different spring to spread them, a larger one.

 

The rotor holds them apart at the bottom.

 

thats correct. Its not supposed to move the brake pads, but keep enough pressure on them to draw them away from the rotor.

 

So, in other words, it looks okay? I don't have my rotors in yet but I did *try* to put the caliper on the rotors that I took off the junker and boy was that a chore. I'm thinking they're going to scrape like mad! The only other thing it could be is that the pistons aren't seated fully in the caliper and that with the introduction of brake fluid they will recede...

 

I have known other disc brake designs to not have any spring to separate the pads.

 

I didn't mention that I don't have a lot of experience with brakes, but I guess that was pretty obvious.



Thanks for the response!

 

If I recall correctly, I only used 1 v-clip per side. I've had no ill effects yet and I did the brakes over a year ago.

 

To sum it up, you did a good job, dont worry, as long as you dont have any left over parts dont worry about it.

 

Thanks for the feedback. I wish there was a way to mod people on here, because without advice from people like you I would be totally lost in this project of mine!