need help!! with brake installation.

[daicacharco]

hey, alrights

i got the new brake pads in place but the thing that presses the brake pads together is upwards.


here is my problem

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/L1LB0Y1904/DSC01425.jpg


as you can see the circled piece. that piece wont let me put back down the brake shoes ...


what do i do to get it to go back ?

[BlueTSX05]

is that the piston?

[daicacharco]

i think so dont know!

[BlueTSX05]

do you have a c-clamp

[daicacharco]

no i dont. =/

[MemphisRheins]

Thats the Rear right... that is the E-brake, what your gonna do is get the fattest Straight screwdriver you have, and stick it in the + groove thats in that piece... then your gonna rotate it untill its out of your way enough to put the brake pads back in...

When you get in the car and your all said and done, pull the E-brake up and down a bunch of times, that will allow that piston to go back out enough to grip.... make sure the E-brakes down when your are spinning it....

Also when your gonna pump your brakes back up when your done, DO NOT push the brakes all the way to the floor, instead just tap it the normal amount, and do that several times... its a trick of the trade, that not too many people know about, but it puts less stress on the pistons then otherwise...

[BlueTSX05]

there you go the master is in da house, great stuff MR

[daicacharco]

Thats the Rear right... that is the E-brake, what your gonna do is get the fattest Straight screwdriver you have, and stick it in the + groove thats in that piece... then your gonna rotate it untill its out of your way enough to put the brake pads back in...

When you get in the car and your all said and done, pull the E-brake up and down a bunch of times, that will allow that piston to go back out enough to grip.... make sure the E-brakes down when your are spinning it....

Also when your gonna pump your brakes back up when your done, DO NOT push the brakes all the way to the floor, instead just tap it the normal amount, and do that several times... its a trick of the trade, that not too many people know about, but it puts less stress on the pistons then otherwise...



the pictured i showed you is the front right.

[MemphisRheins]

Sorry I didnt look close enough, my mistake... hmm mine didnt do that when I changed the brakes, my best guess would be that you didnt open the piston far enough, or that it recompressed... open the bleader for and try to clamp that part back in, you wont loose enough brake fluid to cause a problem, and your better off ditching the old fluid rather then pushing it back up once you open them.

What I do personally is I open the bleader slightly then I just use a big ass screwdriver to pry open the caliper, then after I let a quick squirt or two out, I close the bleader, and open the Caliper as you did above...

[MemphisRheins]

Also make things easier on your self... Go Pick up a Hydraulic Jack!!!

[daicacharco]

i know im in need to go buy new tools. currently i have to wait to buy a new wrench. when i was trying to get the left side calipers off the wrench piece that connects to the socket snapped =/ ... 1 day old and it already broke ..

[MemphisRheins]

Any luck though, did bleeding it help?

Done that before as well, broke a Brand New Snap on Extension when I was installing my headers no idea how that happened, honda makes those bolts tight!

[BlueTSX05]

you guys don't know your own strength, LOL

[MemphisRheins]

lol, apparently not... Breaking a Snap-On is a tough thing to do !

[daicacharco]

lol, apparently not... Breaking a Snap-On is a tough thing to do !



i cant do nothing now. i put on my old brake pads and i need to go to wal mart to buy some new snap ons and also a jack -_-''

[MemphisRheins]

Yep good tools are an essential... will cost some more compared to Wallmart Prices, but Sears is good too, and they allow for returns when things break

[daicacharco]

Yep good tools are an essential... will cost some more compared to Wallmart Prices, but Sears is good too, and they allow for returns when things break


yeahs, theres no sears around by and im not allowed to drive. Walmarts the closest thing near by. i just got back and bought a jack, jack stands, and also a new wrench. also if i buy a C-Clamp how many inches would i need?

[BigBen]

Go buy a C-Clamp from Home Depot. That is the piston that needs to be pushed back. I used a C-Clamp when I changed my rotors and brakes. Make sure after you have installed the new brake pads that you pump the brake pedal several times until it is stiff again or you won't be able to stop very well.

Ben

[daicacharco]

well i got my brakes installed. the warning says that i have low brake fluids. how do i bleed the brakes?

[daicacharco]

still hacing this problem any suggestions ?