bigpoppa
Well-known member
Got new front brake pads, removed old ones, replaced with new ones...everything looks good, i try to put the caliper on the disc and it just wont fit!
I know you have to push the pistons back, i tried to push as far as i can, and the gap got a tiny bit bigger(although some minute quantity of brake fluid started leaking from the 'master cylinder' at the top)
but the gap is still not wide enough for the thing to fit on the disc...the pistons arent really 'pushed in' they still stick out like 3/8"...
I can push one piston in all the way, but the other one just pops out, and vice versa, but i cant push both of them in entirely....which i suspect is whats causing this problem
I heard you can pull some brake fluid out of the master cylinder using an eye dropper or something and that should allow you to push the pistons back in..
Thoughts?
I know you have to push the pistons back, i tried to push as far as i can, and the gap got a tiny bit bigger(although some minute quantity of brake fluid started leaking from the 'master cylinder' at the top)
but the gap is still not wide enough for the thing to fit on the disc...the pistons arent really 'pushed in' they still stick out like 3/8"...
I can push one piston in all the way, but the other one just pops out, and vice versa, but i cant push both of them in entirely....which i suspect is whats causing this problem
I heard you can pull some brake fluid out of the master cylinder using an eye dropper or something and that should allow you to push the pistons back in..
Thoughts?