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Old 06-03-2008, 09:48 PM
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my new brake pads wont fit!?

the others are fine but the outisde passenger rear wont fit in. its looks like it isnt shaped right or is too big. i might be able to force it in but then it will be stuck and not work right.
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did it look like the drivers side?
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Must mean the guy at the auto parts store sold you the wrong pads Or somebody yanked a pad, and put a different one in it's place
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Old 06-03-2008, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Chevycobb
did it look like the drivers side?
ill look at that i think thats probably it
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1. buy correct pad
2. push piston in.
3. insert brake pad.
4. reinstall caliper.
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compare it to the pads you pulled off of it too
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ok i snapped a ****ing bolt in half
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so can i go to a parts store and get a replacement bolt? or is something i will have to special order?
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What bolt did you break, and where? Is half of it still stuck in the hole? Most likely they are available at the parts store. If it's just a standard bolt (not the sliding pins), then you should be able to find it at a hardware store.

And jesus, up until an hour ago I was on the east side of Aurora at the gf's place. I should have driven by and laughed at you.
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so can i go to a parts store and get a replacement bolt? or is something i will have to special order?
Is it the caliper bolt? Be a little more specific...
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Originally Posted by dave89gta
Is it the caliper bolt? Be a little more specific...
yes the caliper bolt. iwas able to get the rest of it all out and everything.
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http://www.autozone.com/R,APP709223/...ductDetail.htm
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thank you

before i finish up....this is what i have been doing.

1 unbolt caliper
2 remove old pads
3 unbolt caliper mounting bracket
4 remove old rotor
5 put on new rotor
6 put caliper mounting bracket back on
7 grease outside of new pads/inside of caliper
8 put on new pads
9 compress caliper piston
10 put caliper back on

I also rinsed the new rotors with water. (i was told by someone else i had to wash them or something)

is this all right?
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