OK i bought some new rear brake pads for my warrior and i can not get the brake caliber back onto the disc with them in, there is not anough free space in between the 2 brake pads for the round disc to fit in between them. What am i missing?

I pushed the round thing back into the brake caliber before i installed them. By round thing i mean the part that pushes the brakes on the disc.

 

They are just a royal pain in the ****. Something you can also do to help relieve pressure is just take the cap of the rear fluid reservoir and be sure the cylinder is pushed all the way in. Other than that just some elbow grease and force will get it on.

 

the pistons on the caliper need to be compressed back with a c clamp, all the way flush untill they stop, stick a piece of cardboard or a towel in between the clamp and the piston so nothing gets scratched up, then install the pads and carefully slide it onto the rotor, heres a pic on a c clamp just in case, any more questions lemme know

 

Glad to see im not the only one. lol

It came off real easy, i do have that piston all the way in and still can't get the thing back on, i really dont want to use a hammer.

 

if you have the piston on the caliper pushed all the way in with the new brake pads in the caliper it should go right back on with no force, dont use a hammer, if your sure that piston is all the way in and it wont go back on with ease somthing is wrong, do the brake pads seem too thick? if you think they are, maybe take them back where you bought them and at least compare them to another set, I just done the brakes on my 93 warrior and had zero problems.

 

check the bolt that adjust your parking brake I had to back mine off a bit to get the pads over the rotor

 

I thought they where to thick but i tired to put the old ones back on and had the same trouble theres just not anough space in between the 2 pads to fit over the round disc. The round piston in as far is it goes.

The brakcet that holds the caliper on seems to be in the way looks like it is held on by 2 bolts with a rubber boot thing over them.

 

/\ i agree/\

 

Funny i can not get my own eather. Heres a picture and i do have the parking brake screw turned out but the black bar on the right hand side of the picture does not allow me anough space to get it back on if you look close you can see how its in the way making the gap in between the pads even smaller.


http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/t...rent=brake.jpg

 

Looks like we have the same troubles, i have yet to get mine on i have thought about taking the hole brakr apart lol