Re: brakes

[Rich Deede <rdeed@UDel.Edu>]

Are you sure your pads are for an 8v car? It sounds like your new pads
might be for a 16v, which I believe are a tad bit thicker...which would be
enough to make it not fit.




Rich Deede
University Of Delaware (Communications)
1988 Scirocco 2.0 16v
1987 Scirocco 16v - R.I.P.



On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, Braden Sayer wrote:

> So, I go to replace my front pads and rotors (85 8V)today.  Everything comes 
> off just fine.  Get the new rotor on, replace pad carrier, and pads.  Now, 
> the caliper won't fit because of newer thicker pad.  Mr. Bentley tells me to 
> push piston in to make room.  The piston does not want to go anywhere by 
> hand.  It makes no mention of a clamp (even says to use a rubber band to 
> hold it back!)  Why won't the piston move back into the caliper?  What am I 
> doing wrong?  Please help!
> 
> Brad
> 
> 85 8V
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