Rear brake calliper fitting
Discussion
I don't suppose someone could tell me what I have done wrong here? It's as if the caliper bracket is too thick/ the threaded holes are 5mm too far away from the disc. As such, the calliper won't go on.
I have checked that the hubs are on the right sides of the car, which was about the only thing I could think of, and per the stamping it would appear I have...
Many thanks all!
Ps sorry about the photo orientation - can't seem to get it to post the right way around - nothing's going right today!
I have checked that the hubs are on the right sides of the car, which was about the only thing I could think of, and per the stamping it would appear I have...
Many thanks all!
Ps sorry about the photo orientation - can't seem to get it to post the right way around - nothing's going right today!
Edited by Pedders on Saturday 27th July 13:00
UltimaCH said:
Put a bit of copper grease around the hub and mating surfaces. This should make assembly and removal easier. I also found that a minimum of 3 wheel nuts and washers tightened gently and evenly gets the disc on the hub with minimum fuss and hassle.
Will do. Cheers UltimaCH.I am clearly hopeless as I am still struggling with this. I have the one rear disc on and in the right place (ie centred nicely in the calliper), but it was hard work (involving lots of rubber mallet application and tightening of bolts).
I have now moved on to the other, and it"s proving even harder to get in the right place (ie close enough to the mating surface of the hub), and I am worried I am doing something wrong, or just over thinking it and so should thump it harder!
Any thoughts would be much appreciated, before I return with mallet in hand!
I have now moved on to the other, and it"s proving even harder to get in the right place (ie close enough to the mating surface of the hub), and I am worried I am doing something wrong, or just over thinking it and so should thump it harder!
Any thoughts would be much appreciated, before I return with mallet in hand!
carlpea said:
I don't know if it's just the picture but the holes don't look central to the adapter. Should it be rotated 180?
Thanks Carlpea. Those holes aren't centred, but it would seem that is how it is supposed to be. The problem was me being a wimp. The AP instructions that come with the brake kit state that when temporarily fitting the disc, you should only tighten the wheel nuts to 14nm.As such, was afraid of damaging anything by over tightening. To get the disc flat on the hub, though, I had to tighten it a bit more, working so as to apply pressure evenly on the disc, and tapping with a rubber mallet to assist. All sorted now.
UltimaCH said:
Did you put a smear of copper grease behind and around the hub mating surfaces?
I did, thanks UltimaCH. On a similar vein, I vaguely recall a recommendation somewhere to put copper grease on the back of the brake pads (not the friction material side....) as a way of reducing brake squeal. Not sure whether this is a good idea or not?Pedders said:
I did, thanks UltimaCH. On a similar vein, I vaguely recall a recommendation somewhere to put copper grease on the back of the brake pads (not the friction material side....) as a way of reducing brake squeal. Not sure whether this is a good idea or not?
Some do, some don't. If you do, a very thin smear on the back may avoid rusting of the pad and piston. You need to smear some copper grease on the edges of the calliper top and bottom where the pads side in. Again, don't overdo the smearing. A little goes a long wayGassing Station | Ultima | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff