I needed new brakes today so I went up to Autozone to get new brakes and rotors. Long story short they gave me ES rotors instead of O.Z. (I told them O.Z. but they have "Lancer and Ralli sport") and some pads to go with them.

So I'm about to put on the rotor which didn't fit so I decide to try and fit the brakes at least. The pads are huge! I don't think they will fit with the stock size rotor. They will fit in the caliper but with both pads in, there is not enough space for them and the rotor. I have to swap out the rotors in the morning put on both and then I have errands to run which puts a cramper on my time

Even though I don't think so I got to ask.

Is the O.Z. caliper thinner than the ES caliper thus allowing clearance for the pads?

Do you think I even have the right pads?

And any tips on getting the pads in the caliper effectivelly without messing around with it for 15 minutes?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

if you 100% have the right parts... take the new rotors and get them re-surfaced then.. you can take some sand paper or a die-grinder and shave the pads a little... ihad to do this on a cobra for a customer the other day..no big deal

 

You do know that you have to loosen the drain nipple, clamp down the caliper cylinder, and then fit the pads...right? They look like they have alot of "meat" on them, but they're supposed to look like that.

 

Hmm...Drain nipple eh? I may have bitten of more than I can chew. Where may that be?

 

You don't need to open the bleeder to push the piston back in.
Just use a vise grip, or a c-clamp and push it in. Do not open the bleeder if you don't need to.

And do not grind the pads down unless you know you're grinding them equally. The slightest angle in your grind will reduce your braking capacity until the pads worn out to a perfectly flat surface.

 

As said, you need to compress the brake piston to fit the pads. The rotors are the same thickness. You're just a noob.

 

I've always needed to release the pressure by opening the bleeder...interesting!

 

i have never heard of a situation where i had to open the "Nipple" to push pistons in.....or the bleeder.maybe the master sylinder cap but thats it

 

I'm sure it makes the job easier, but I do not recommand it.

 

Y not? You end up bleeding the system after the install anyways, right? My father showed this method to me as one of the first "major" fixes on my first car. Was he wrong? LOL

 

i've never heard of anyone bleeding the brakes just to compress the piston when installing new pads. it's more work than you need to do... a C-clamp works just fine.

 

You don't "need" to open the bleeder but it's a good idea to keep from pushing c r a p back up the lines and into the master.

 

^Think that's why Pops said to do it like that...eh, who knows.

 

I don't. *shrug*

Slap the pads and rotors on, hit the pedal until there's brake pressure, break stuff in...

 

Ha Ha HA this is like da ja vue. So my friends dad also told him to open the bleeder to compress his calipers and then when I got to his house to help him do his brakes i was like WTF why is there brake fluid everywhere. DO NOT OPEN YOUR BLEEDER otherwise your going to bleed you brakes cause you've let air in prob.