I’m probably being completely stupid here but try as I might, I
cannot get both new brake pads onto the rear of my 1994 3.2 Sport
at the same time. Haynes is not helping either.
Have opened the bleed valve to get the piston all the way back, the
pads are OEM Jag, but if you put the pad on the piston side in
(with lugs behind it), there’s no space to fit the other side in.
If you try it the other way around (outer pad first), the inner one
won’t fit in.
Have tried every way I can think of - what’s the secret??
Thanks in advance.–
iamenglish
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In reply to a message from iamenglish sent Fri 28 Dec 2007:
The piston must not be all the way back. Either use the old pad and
a c-clamp to get it all the way back or use a specific brake
spreader tool. This not much room as you can see here:
if have new pads so the piston must be all the way back to slide
the caliper back on.–
atikovi
Suburban Washington DC, United States
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In reply to a message from iamenglish sent Fri 28 Dec 2007:
Have you removed the two cap screws holding the slider using a 7mm
(I think)hex?
Rob–
The original message included these comments:
I’m probably being completely stupid here but try as I might, I
cannot get both new brake pads onto the rear of my 1994 3.2 Sport
at the same time. Haynes is not helping either.
Have opened the bleed valve to get the piston all the way back, the
(with lugs behind it), there’s no space to fit the other side in.
If you try it the other way around (outer pad first), the inner one
won’t fit in.
Have tried every way I can think of - what’s the secret??
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In reply to a message from atikovi sent Fri 28 Dec 2007:
I second that. It’s easy to think the piston is all the way
retracted when it is not.
Harbor Freight sells a universal brake piston retractor kit for
about $20 IIRC. Very versatile, well worth the money.
Zumkopf
Yardley, Pennsylvania
'94 XJ40 72k
'92 XJS 5sp. 44k–
The original message included these comments:
The piston must not be all the way back. Either use the old pad and
a c-clamp to get it all the way back or use a specific brake
spreader tool. This not much room as you can see here: http://www.fototime.com/3D57FAE62BEB621/standard.jpg
if have new pads so the piston must be all the way back to slide
the caliper back on.
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In reply to a message from Zumkopf sent Sat 29 Dec 2007:
i bought the Harbor Freight brake pad tool recently for around
$4…it was on special sale…i have not tried it yet but it looks
like it should work OK…–
The original message included these comments:
Harbor Freight sells a universal brake piston retractor kit for
about $20 IIRC. Very versatile, well worth the money.
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