One of my brake pads started falling apart, so i replaced it with a new one. I compressed the piston down with the stock jack, and it worked fine. I got the new brake on and now it grinds really bad when you brake. I pulled the pads the other day and they look ok, and they seem to work fine at speed but at slow speeds (like the moment when you stop) they tend to grab, and they sometimes dont retract properly. I know that the rotors should be turned, and that is probably the cause of the grinding but what is the cause of the other problems? Should i get new slide bolts? I removed and regreased both bolts when i replaced the brakes., and thoroughly cleaned the brakes with brake cleaner. I was thinking it is possible that the caliper is bad, as the bleeder snapped off on that side. The other side is fine. Any ideas or advice are welcome.
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Cars:
91 Accord LX Sedan (sold)
98 Accord LX Sedan
95 Eagle Talon TSI AWD (E3 16G, PTE 780cc, Godspeed FMIC) -
A bad rotor will definitely make the grindin sounds still be there and make it try to grab at stop if they are really bad. It will eat the pads up on it before you know it. Make sure that you are not overtightening the caliper bolts. Snug them up with a ratchet(don't tighten as tight as you can get them), then use a 14mm wrench and a rubber mallet and hit it one good time and they are good to go. You can replace the blessed valve but it isn't too fun. Replacement calipers are not that expensive and would actually be an easier job to replace it then to fix that bleeder valve. -
i just tightened them as tight as they would go by hand with a 3/8 ratchet. My slide bolts are 17mm though, i have akebono calipers.Cars:
91 Accord LX Sedan (sold)
98 Accord LX Sedan
95 Eagle Talon TSI AWD (E3 16G, PTE 780cc, Godspeed FMIC)Comment
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They make a tool to get the bleeder out, all you have to do is drill a lil bit. If you don't drill it out you have to use the smaller size and you WILL twist it in to. Hope that helps some
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