Replacing Brake Pads On A Awd

[dbdh95et]

I was trying to change the pads on the rear wheels on my girls 95 talon awd, so I took off the caliper, and the old pads, and right after i slided in the new pads and put the caliper back on to the pads, the caliper does not fit into them, it seem to be that the brake pads are to wide, but of course they are new pads, so anyone can tell me or explain to me why doe the caliper doesn't fit right on the brake pads? please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[AWDTSiTalon]

Did you push the piston back into the caliper? If not, thats why.

 

[DSMcamaro]

Did you push the piston back into the caliper? If not, thats why.

yup...just use a c-clamp

 

[oldman]

yup...just use a c-clamp

No, the rear piston doesn't go straight back, it gets turned in. You can either pick up a special tool, a funky cube looking thing or use a pair of needle nose plier as per Haynes. Push and turn CW.

 

[paranoidTSi]

Is it entirely possible that you ordered the wrong brakes? Theres the 94 production brakes and the post 94 production brakes which are different in design.

 

[dbdh95et]

Is there a name for that tool? Or any other way I can push it back in? I tried to push it back in but is hard, any suggestions? And yeah I am pretty sure I got the correct pads for the rear, so I don't think that could be a problem....

 

[AWDPetmitsu]

Are the rear discs vented or solid? Early '95s came with vented rear rotors. You don't need to screw the piston in on a 2G. All you need is a C clamp or spreader to push it straight in.

 

[DSMcamaro]

No, the rear piston doesn't go straight back, it gets turned in. You can either pick up a special tool, a funky cube looking thing or use a pair of needle nose plier as per Haynes. Push and turn CW.

shit i was thinking front the whole time. my bad.

 

[dbdh95et]

a C clamp? aight, I will try it this weekend, thanks for your help...

 

[steve]

No, the rear piston doesn't go straight back, it gets turned in. You can either pick up a special tool, a funky cube looking thing or use a pair of needle nose plier as per Haynes. Push and turn CW.

Not on a 2G. Their parking brake is external, the shoes inside the disk. It's the integrated parking brake on the 1G's that needs to be turned in.

Steve

 

[oldman]

Not on a 2G. Their parking brake is external, the shoes inside the disk. It's the integrated parking brake on the 1G's that needs to be turned in.

Steve

Yes I realized that after reading AWDPetmitsu's post, thanks.