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Originally Posted by Detoxing
Not sure if you have a REAL problem or just an adjustment issue. After re-doing my back brakes, (new rotors, pads etc) i had to re-adjust it. Basically, just pop the park brake and throw the car in reverse. It tightens it up.
01 'bird with rear disc brakes.
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Well the problem I was (hopefully no more) having is a loud scraping noise in the rear passenger wheel. I took it apart and found plenty of pad left, cleaned them up a little and stuck it back on. The noise continued.
It made the noise only while braking at first, but after I took a look at it, it started the scraping noise while driving and became louder when braking. So I took it apart again and tried putting new pads on. We fought with the bitch for over 3 hours trying to get the new pads in and get the cylinder to go back in.
FInally got the new pads in, although the inner side still looked a little cockeyed and the noise continued. When I took it apart this last time, I checked the parking brake and it only was pushing on one side of the pad, while the other side wouldn't move.
So I took apart the caliper on the suggestion of Sauto and cleaned up and regreased the slider pins. When I put it all back together this time, everything fit nicely including the new pads and it slide on the rotor easily.
Keeping my fingers crossed that when I take it out tomorrow, that noise will be gone. It was funny (HAHA) that the problem started when I was taking my son down to KU Med Center, and hit a small pothole just before going over the Truman Bridge.
