Hey folks:
Just curious if anyone has had a similar problem. Long story short - I found a loose backing plate / spacer on a brake pad I installed a few months back. It's the rear inboard pad that connects to the piston via a stud. (The piston rotates rather than compressing, so you slide the pad into a slot in the piston).
I'm not sure of the cause - but I also installed a rebuilt Raybestos (from NAPA - not a sponsor) caliper when I changed the pads. (The old piston was seized). The pad is definitively loose in the caliper bracket. Is it possible that when remanufacturing they removed too much material from the caliper bracket and caused the problem?
As near as I can tell, the extra flex is pulling the pad from spacer. Everything else is tight, and the caliper is installed correctly and working otherwise.
Unless I want to replace the whole assembly again, it looks like the only option is a reman Dorman caliper bracket.
Any advice appreciated....
Just curious if anyone has had a similar problem. Long story short - I found a loose backing plate / spacer on a brake pad I installed a few months back. It's the rear inboard pad that connects to the piston via a stud. (The piston rotates rather than compressing, so you slide the pad into a slot in the piston).
I'm not sure of the cause - but I also installed a rebuilt Raybestos (from NAPA - not a sponsor) caliper when I changed the pads. (The old piston was seized). The pad is definitively loose in the caliper bracket. Is it possible that when remanufacturing they removed too much material from the caliper bracket and caused the problem?
As near as I can tell, the extra flex is pulling the pad from spacer. Everything else is tight, and the caliper is installed correctly and working otherwise.
Unless I want to replace the whole assembly again, it looks like the only option is a reman Dorman caliper bracket.
Any advice appreciated....