Re: [T3] Changing Bk. ped. ht.

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 27 Aug 2004 at 20:20, K5Dar@aol.com wrote:

> I think that I got lucky.  I found the pads all but welded into the caliper.  
> I've got it free now & everything works right in the garage.  I'll test drive 
> it in the morning.  My driving doesn't require much braking.  Maybe I have to 
> make a conscience effort to use them once in a while.

I find that I ALWAYS have to file off the edges of new pads so that they are 
not too tight a fit in the caliper. Otherwise this certainly happens. 

I had this happen in a little used Mercedes. All 4 rear pads were so completely 
frozen that I had NO rear brakes. That was scary on slick winter roads! I had 
to completely destroy the pads to get them out. I was not the one who installed 
them, but whoever did, drove them in with a hammer. They should slide in by 
hand.


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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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