[DeTomaso] Replacing Rear Brake Pads - what am I missing
Julian Kift
julian_kift at hotmail.com
Sat Nov 18 16:42:35 EST 2017
The rears are on a ratcheting mechanism to compensate for pad wear and ensure that your handbrake still functions, you will need to release the ratchet for the cylinders to retract all the way. It's been a long time, but if I recall you rotate them through 45 degrees and they will go back.
Julian
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Subject: [DeTomaso] Replacing Rear Brake Pads - what am I missing
Tring to install the new rear brake pads (been 10 years since I've done
this). I used a C-clamp to move the sliding cylinder back as far as it will
go. Now I'm trying to compress the piston, but it won't move. I have the
cover off of the master cylinder to allow fluid to flow back. I've tried
using a large pair of channel lock pliars and the C-clamp to get the piston
to compress. Is there something else I need to release or is the cylinder
just stuck? Brakes were working OK at the end of the season.
Thanks in advance
Mike Thomas
Pres., Panteras Northwest
206-795-3302
Yellow '74 #6328
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The rears are on a ratcheting mechanism to compensate for pad wear and
ensure that your handbrake still functions, you will need to release
the ratchet for the cylinders to retract all the way. It's been a long
time, but if I recall you rotate them through 45 degrees and they
will go back.
Julian
__________________________________________________________________
From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
Mike & Elizabeth Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 1:33 PM
To: 'P - Mail List'
Subject: [DeTomaso] Replacing Rear Brake Pads - what am I missing
Tring to install the new rear brake pads (been 10 years since I've done
this). I used a C-clamp to move the sliding cylinder back as far as it
will
go. Now I'm trying to compress the piston, but it won't move. I have
the
cover off of the master cylinder to allow fluid to flow back. I've
tried
using a large pair of channel lock pliars and the C-clamp to get the
piston
to compress. Is there something else I need to release or is the
cylinder
just stuck? Brakes were working OK at the end of the season.
Thanks in advance
Mike Thomas
Pres., Panteras Northwest
206-795-3302
Yellow '74 #6328
[1]www.panterasnorthwest.com <[2]http://www.panterasnorthwest.com/>
[3]Panteras Northwest
www.panterasnorthwest.com
Welcome to the Panteras Northwest website! Take a minute to meet our
board of directors (below), then take some time to explore our site
more fully.
[4]Panteras Northwest
www.panterasnorthwest.com
Welcome to the Panteras Northwest website! Take a minute to meet our
board of directors (below), then take some time to explore our site
more fully.
References
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