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 Post subject: disc brakes
PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2024 12:25 pm 
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I am in the process of chang my disc brakes on my 1980 chevy livid. When i get my new pads in the caliper then it will not slide back down over rotors. What am i doing wrong?

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 Post subject: Re: disc brakes
PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:29 pm 
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You need to push the caliper piston back in to the caliper. I have used a C Clamp on the old pad to push it back in.

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