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rear brakes


Sent to Car Experts July 20, 2006 1:39 p.m.
Hi, yesterday I asked you how to adjust the rear brakes on a 97 ford mustang cobra, the info you gave was correct but I am having a very hard time getting the pads to fit, I adjusted the piston all the way back “ as you said” but I am still having difficulty getting the system together.. It looks like the pads are to thick or the rotor is to thick “it does have vented rear rotors.. Please help wife’s car :-(

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1997 Ford mustang v8 cobra
Customer (name blocked for privacy)
Status: Closed   Value: $2   
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July 20, 2006 3:00 p.m. (1 hour and 21 minutes later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
Alright, so you cannot get the caliper over the pads? Do the calipers even fit slightly over the pads and then stop?
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Sent July 20, 2006 3:08 p.m. (7 minutes and 43 seconds later)
kinda,just the very ends of them i even took off the shims
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July 20, 2006 3:09 p.m. (1 minute and 9 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
Do your new pads have little nipples on the back sides of them?
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Sent July 20, 2006 3:14 p.m. (4 minutes and 13 seconds later)
yes and when i turned the caliper piston i made sure the pin s lined up..
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July 20, 2006 4:52 p.m. (1 hour and 38 minutes later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
Are they new rotors and pads? If so what brand are they?
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Sent July 20, 2006 8:04 p.m. (3 hours and 11 minutes later)
new pad, with old vented rotos. the pads are duralast "dg627" from autozone
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July 21, 2006 12:59 a.m. (4 hours and 55 minutes later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
Is your caliper piston in almost flush with the caliper? Did you spin these pistons in?
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Sent July 21, 2006 8:03 a.m. (7 hours and 4 minutes later)
i used the special tool to spin the piston in. it got level with the rubber,and bottomed out it got really stiff, it is the same as the other side.... do you know if they make a thinner pad and what thickness should the pad measure
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July 21, 2006 10:17 a.m. (2 hours and 14 minutes later)
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