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Re: 1999 Civic Brake Trouble
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Re: 1999 Civic Brake Trouble -
07-10-2003
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Hi, I attempted to change the front pads and rotos on my 99 civic but it seems like they are stuck in the retaining clips. Also they haven't worn equally on the inside and outside of the rotor. So I left them as is for now. Any thoughts on what's wrong? AC |
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On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 23:43:50 +0000 (UTC), AC <cookster666 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com wrote: Hi, I attempted to change the front pads and rotos on my 99 civic but it seems like they are stuck in the retaining clips. Also they haven't worn equally on the inside and outside of the rotor. So I left them as is for now. Any thoughts on what's wrong? It's rare that they wear identically between inside and outside pad - sometimes one is completely worn while the other still has plenty of "meat" left. Your pads are probably not stuck in the retaining clips - it's just that they are jammed in by residual pressure from the piston, with maybe the lip on the edge of the rotor helping to lock them in. You could try a pad spreader tool to loosen them up, if you can find one for your car. I normally just use a 4" or so C-clamp to pull the piston assembly towards the caliper frame - you only need to move it a small amount to get enough play to get the pads out. Then you can use the C-clamp to force the piston back in enough for the new pads. Rgds, George Macdonald "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me?? |
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Hi, I attempted to change the front pads and rotos on my 99 civic but it seems like they are stuck in the retaining clips. Also they haven't worn equally on the inside and outside of the rotor. So I left them as is for now. Any thoughts on what's wrong? |
You are in Canada. That tells me everything. Your message was posted on the
9th, so this reply is probably too late to be effective. I reply anyway.
A '99 Civic will NOT have pistons that are seized or sticky, even if the
fluid is factory-original.
The rust between your caliper mount bracket and the pad stainless-steel
upper and lower shims has clamped the pads between them. This usually means
the OUTER pad wears first, and is distressingly common.
The main indicator of this problem is the need to hammer or lever the pads
out of the mount bracket once the caliper is removed.
You (or others with this problem) need to disassemble the brakes, SAND OFF
the rust from the shims and the relevant caliper mount bracket surfaces,
grease them well with Loctite C5A, make sure the pins slide freely, and
reassemble.
One of these days (probably around Christmas, when business slows down), I
will post the pics from my Spring brake job on my Web site. The rust will
amaze and astound you. Canadian winters are fearsome things.
It amazes me how many posts in this group and others are simple
regurgitations of previous problems and posts that have already been
repeated again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and
again...
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TeGGeR®
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