So I'm doing my rear disc brakes and one of the new pads does not slide freely in the caliper mounting bracket that holds the pads. The other pad slides fine in the caliper bracket. The one that does not slide does go into the right position, but once its there I can't slide it down its 'travel channel of the slide clip' or what ever you'd call it. Its just pretty much locked in place in the slide clip. I did spray the bracket with brake cleaner and scrubbed them. I can tap the brake pad down the travel channel with a hammer, but its real tight.
(I think its the inside pad, but not positivea till I go back and look at it.)
Is that normal or should both pads slide freely in the slide clip.
The slide clips look good, but reason for removal is I noticed something was up with my brakes as the outside of the rotor was showing a lot of rust and the outside pad was not making contact with the rotor.
The inside pad was worn out more at the bottom of the pad (just barely down to the metal). The top of the pad was about the thickness of a nickel or two.
The car has 170,000 miles and the contact surface of the piston was pretty rusted so I sanded it flush again.
I got new pads and rotors, but don't want to throw it all together if its not going to operate perfectly.
The caliper appears to be operating properly when I compress it with C-clamp (goes in smoothly) then push it out by pressing the brakes.
(I think its the inside pad, but not positivea till I go back and look at it.)
Is that normal or should both pads slide freely in the slide clip.
The slide clips look good, but reason for removal is I noticed something was up with my brakes as the outside of the rotor was showing a lot of rust and the outside pad was not making contact with the rotor.
The inside pad was worn out more at the bottom of the pad (just barely down to the metal). The top of the pad was about the thickness of a nickel or two.
The car has 170,000 miles and the contact surface of the piston was pretty rusted so I sanded it flush again.
I got new pads and rotors, but don't want to throw it all together if its not going to operate perfectly.
The caliper appears to be operating properly when I compress it with C-clamp (goes in smoothly) then push it out by pressing the brakes.