Brake Job Help!
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Vehicle: 2000 Hyundai Tiburon
Im in the middle of a brake job on the back and the caliper wont sit right on the bracket. When I tighten it down, the rotor wont sit flush. Am I missing something? Will not having the little clips for the pads affect it? Or the parking brake cable? Anything?
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No its not engaged. Well I bought some, but when I went to go pick them up,(from dealer) I found out they were for the front! So I have to sort that out.
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they arent required, but your pads will be a lot more noisy. make sure there is nothing between the rotors and the hubs. did you screw in the rear caliper pistons? you need a special tool(looks like a cube, and attaches to a socket wrench) available at any auto stores to compress the rear pistons so that you can put on the thicker pads.
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If your careful, you can use a pair of needle-nose to screw the piston back in. At least that's how I do it. Too cheap to but the tool and it has worked well for me in the past.
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I know that D and I both had problems with the sliding pins. Do yours move easily and freely? These are the parts that the caliper bolts to. They have little rubber boots on them.