anyone ever see this happen? Brake problem
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anyone ever see this happen? Brake problem
I drove my Disco down to LA last weekend and half way down the brakes started making some awful noises. I didn't have any tools down in LA so I hurried home to take a look at what was going on. To my surprise I found this-
First observation when I pulled the wheel off was that the inside brake pad was sitting down at the bottom of the disk brake shield. Thought, "That's not good" Pulled the caliper off to reveal that the pistons had been riding the rotor, I fished the remainder of the pad out and that's what it looked like.
I did find that one of the caliper bolt pins in the caliper bracket had frozen due to rust. I'm guessing that left enough room for the pad to wiggle out and fall into the shield. From there on it wore itself out on the rotor as did the caliper pistons.
I've reset the calipers for now, they seem to be working ok despite the damage. I've ordered new rotors and pads in the time being...
First observation when I pulled the wheel off was that the inside brake pad was sitting down at the bottom of the disk brake shield. Thought, "That's not good" Pulled the caliper off to reveal that the pistons had been riding the rotor, I fished the remainder of the pad out and that's what it looked like.
I did find that one of the caliper bolt pins in the caliper bracket had frozen due to rust. I'm guessing that left enough room for the pad to wiggle out and fall into the shield. From there on it wore itself out on the rotor as did the caliper pistons.
I've reset the calipers for now, they seem to be working ok despite the damage. I've ordered new rotors and pads in the time being...
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The other side had 70% material remaining on the pad, I leaning more towards rust related on the caliper bracket pin which should slide freely in the caliper bracket.
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I think it is a 12MM 12point socket.
Shop Kobalt 3/8" Drive 12mm Shallow 12-Point Metric Socket at Lowes.com
Shop Kobalt 3/8" Drive 12mm Shallow 12-Point Metric Socket at Lowes.com
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