Replacing Brake Pads
05-03-2006, 07:56 PM
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Vehicle: 2001/Hyundai/Tiburon
both are doing the same thing?
you need to get that tool, and make sure on the front you compress the pistons fully. then give the caliper a couple light wacks with a mallet to get it over the pad.
you need to get that tool, and make sure on the front you compress the pistons fully. then give the caliper a couple light wacks with a mallet to get it over the pad.
05-04-2006, 12:10 PM
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1. your pistons may not be compressed all the way. Double check
2. your pads are crooked not allowing them to fully go back on the rotor
3. you have the wrong pads. Autozone had to give me pads for a 2001 Tiburon even though I have a 1999. There was only a slight difference, but it didn't allow my calipers to go on all the way. Take your old pads and compare them to the new ones. Their shape should look EXACTLY alike. If not, try different brand of pads or different model years until you find pads that match up exactly with your old pads shape.
4. Your rotors are the wrong size. I ran into this when I changed my friends rotors on his dodge stratus. Ended up having to get mitsu eclipse rotors! (Stratus and Eclipse are the same platform for his year of car, 2001) Another blunder from autozone AND checker! Part numbers are not always what they seem to be!
This would be my troubleshooting list if it were me. Good luck with solving your problem!
2. your pads are crooked not allowing them to fully go back on the rotor
3. you have the wrong pads. Autozone had to give me pads for a 2001 Tiburon even though I have a 1999. There was only a slight difference, but it didn't allow my calipers to go on all the way. Take your old pads and compare them to the new ones. Their shape should look EXACTLY alike. If not, try different brand of pads or different model years until you find pads that match up exactly with your old pads shape.
4. Your rotors are the wrong size. I ran into this when I changed my friends rotors on his dodge stratus. Ended up having to get mitsu eclipse rotors! (Stratus and Eclipse are the same platform for his year of car, 2001) Another blunder from autozone AND checker! Part numbers are not always what they seem to be!
This would be my troubleshooting list if it were me. Good luck with solving your problem!
05-05-2006, 05:20 PM
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QUOTE (IJSTBRNDU @ May 3 2006, 09:11 PM)
ok i really need help now...
i took off the metal shims that are glued to the pads and they still do not fit...they are only off by a little bit because i can slide the rotor in half way, but then it sticks...
HELP!!!!
i took off the metal shims that are glued to the pads and they still do not fit...they are only off by a little bit because i can slide the rotor in half way, but then it sticks...
HELP!!!!
I hope you do not mean that you removed the metal backing plates and are just running the brake pad material. first time you hit the brakes, the pads are going to crack and break apart. They do not have the tensional strength to survive being crushed by the caliper into the rotor.
I also believe that pads are also specific in how they are layed out. From my experience with the EBC green stuff, there are two different thicknesses. One is slightly thicker than the other. You should have one of each thickness on each rotor.