I was hoping you'd start at the actual beginning of taking it apart. I took delivery of one of these calipers and the manufacturer (or shipper) stuck a plastic spacer between the pads which is proving impossible to remove without damaging the flimsy pads. Used a needlenose, screwdriver, small punch and hammer, pick-- it will not go up, down or sideways. I then tried to make the pins retract-- not sure how to do that without damaging something else-- in short, an exercise in frustration. What a mess. You can't even easily get at the piston to retract it-- the outer pins seem to be inaccessible-- I'm no newbie-- I'm a former licensed Honda auto mechanic-- but I'm spoiled-- I'm used to things that are logically designed and user friendly. Not this ridiculous design that calls for unnecessary maneuvers. But you do get what you pay for. In this case, a headache.
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Thanks for this have a great day!
I was hoping you'd start at the actual beginning of taking it apart. I took delivery of one of these calipers and the manufacturer (or shipper) stuck a plastic spacer between the pads which is proving impossible to remove without damaging the flimsy pads. Used a needlenose, screwdriver, small punch and hammer, pick-- it will not go up, down or sideways. I then tried to make the pins retract-- not sure how to do that without damaging something else-- in short, an exercise in frustration. What a mess. You can't even easily get at the piston to retract it-- the outer pins seem to be inaccessible-- I'm no newbie-- I'm a former licensed Honda auto mechanic-- but I'm spoiled-- I'm used to things that are logically designed and user friendly. Not this ridiculous design that calls for unnecessary maneuvers. But you do get what you pay for. In this case, a headache.
Same here I have some bad pads and can’t replace them because the thing holding the pad won’t go down it’s touching the top pad
I can’t get the piston to go down
Make sure it's lubed good with brake fluid. Then try forced air through the bleeder or line inlet