Brake Job/Holiday Weekend
08-31-2014, 04:38 PM
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Pretty much the drill. I used a painter's knife to separate the spiders from the pads. You remove the backing paper from the spiders and they aren't super sticky-allows you to slide the pads in.
I think I got my use out of the pads. Funny, I'd have cringed if I ever let the pads on my '84 get down that much, when I was in my tracking days.
Went out this morning and bedded the pads in. I love the Porterfield R4S compound.
I think I got my use out of the pads. Funny, I'd have cringed if I ever let the pads on my '84 get down that much, when I was in my tracking days.
Went out this morning and bedded the pads in. I love the Porterfield R4S compound.
08-31-2014, 05:44 PM
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08-31-2014, 09:39 PM
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remove calipers
compress pistons
remove pads
clean calipers
peel paper from spiders
place spiders in pistons
install new pads
slide and fasten calipers in place
squeeze brake pedal
voila, spiders are installed
compress pistons
remove pads
clean calipers
peel paper from spiders
place spiders in pistons
install new pads
slide and fasten calipers in place
squeeze brake pedal
voila, spiders are installed
I know Ed and Craig know this, but a noob or first timer may just push the pistons all the way in despite dirt or corossion on the OD (outside diameter) of the pistons.
Maybe the sequence should be:
Remove calipers
Remove pads
Clean calipers
Extend pistons out slightly and clean any dirt, debris, or corossion from the OD of the pistons by lightly polishing, using brake fluid and 1000 -1500 grit, wet n dry sand paper...
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09-01-2014, 03:29 PM
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Kinda looking forward to the holiday. I've had rotors, pads, brake lines, etc...in stock for about a year. My brake warning light finally came on, during my fast romp down Hwy 1 thru From Carmel to San Simeon thru Big Sur last weekend. So after PCA Cars & Coffee Saturday, she goes up on the lift for some love. 
I think my brake warning light comes and goes. Is the brake light an indicator for brake pads or other brake items? My Audi has brake pad sensors and I see wires going to the pictures you posted on FB.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
09-01-2014, 05:52 PM
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It was the pad sensors. The pads were pretty used up, as you can see in one of the pics. I've done a couple of nice romps-one to bed the pads and one just for fun-warning light is gone. There is also a sensor for the fluid level, if the float drops too much, that could also pop a light.
I'm not sure if the ABS/ABD system could also trigger one, if there was a fault somewhere?
I'm not sure if the ABS/ABD system could also trigger one, if there was a fault somewhere?