2000 Brakes

I am having problems depressing the caliper all the way on my rear brakes.
I have screwed it down, but it gets to a point that all it does is spin
freely and there is still not enough room to place the new pads. any idea?
thanks

FYI its a 2000 model.

FYI its a 2000 model.

"mischief_twin_1" > wrote in
lkaboutautos.com:

> I am having problems depressing the caliper all the way on my rear
> brakes. I have screwed it down, but it gets to a point that all it
> does is spin freely and there is still not enough room to place the
> new pads. any idea? thanks
>
>
>

You sure you have the correct pads?
Try opening the bleeder and let excess fluid out - that also gets the old
caliper fluid out of the system instead of being pushed back into the
lines.
Is the parking brake fully released?

Yes the parking brake is fully released. Have tried opening the bleeder.
As for the pads thats what the parts store gave me. any other suggestions?

On Tue, 31 May 2005 18:07:47 -0400, "mischief_twin_1"
> wrote:

>Yes the parking brake is fully released. Have tried opening the bleeder.
>As for the pads thats what the parts store gave me. any other suggestions?
>

Keep turning the rear adjustment pad, it should be flush when you are
done. If it is flush and you still can not fit everything back
together then they gave you the wrong pads. Did you buy the cheapest
or the more expensive factory style pads?

...Ron
--
68' Camaro RS
88' Firebird Formula
00' Mustang GT Vert

Remove the cap on the master cylinder and siphon off about 1/2 of brake
fluid. Using a C clamp compress the pistons until they bottom out by putting
one clamping pad on the caliper body and the other on the outer brake pad.
With the piston(s) fully retracted the caliper and pads will easily slip
over the rotor.

--
Richard

'94 GT 'vert
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Transgo HD2 Reprogramming Kit
High Stall Torque Converter
4:10 Gears
Gripp Sub Frame Connectors (welded)
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"mischief_twin_1" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> Yes the parking brake is fully released. Have tried opening the bleeder.
> As for the pads thats what the parts store gave me. any other suggestions?
>

mischief_twin_1 wrote:
> I am having problems depressing the caliper all the way on my rear brakes.
> I have screwed it down, but it gets to a point that all it does is spin
> freely and there is still not enough room to place the new pads. any idea?
> thanks

The piston will need to be flush with the caliper housing in order to
fit new pads. The rear calipers MUST be rotated while pushing the
piston in. These can require quite a bit of pressure in addition to the
rotation to get them to seat.

Tim (Musttanguy)
PonyPerformance.com

You can buy the tool at advance to compress the pistons for under 10 bucks.

On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 05:20:33 GMT, "Richard" > wrote:

>Remove the cap on the master cylinder and siphon off about 1/2 of brake
>fluid. Using a C clamp compress the pistons until they bottom out by putting
>one clamping pad on the caliper body and the other on the outer brake pad.
>With the piston(s) fully retracted the caliper and pads will easily slip
>over the rotor.
>
>--
>Richard

That sounds right for the front shoes but unfortunately he's having
difficulty with the rears.

...Ron
--
68' Camaro RS
88' Firebird Formula
00' Mustang GT Vert