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.

 

on a rear caliper you can use pliers to turn in piston, but be careful not to damage rubber on caliper.

check that hand-brake is not up wink1.gif

 

im a retard...i meant that the pads are in and the pistons are bottomed out, but the rotor will only freely go in about half way....a little less actually

 

what do you mean? rotor or piston on caliper?

can you take some pics?

 

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!

 

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.

 

you cant seperate the pad from the plate on any brake pads ive ever seen.

 

I think he is talking about small plastick plate thats on the pad for caliper piston.