brakes forester

[John]

How tight should the caliper be to put back on after mounting new pads? Mine
is a tight fit. I don't have a manual and can't find anything on the web.
Should I remove any shims?

 

[hippo]

How tight should the caliper be to put back on after mounting new pads?
Mine
is a tight fit. I don't have a manual and can't find anything on the web.

Should I remove any shims?

There's not supposed to be much clearance. Make sure the pistons are
pushed right back. You may have to jiggle the caliper slightly to get both
pads started over the edge of the disk and no, *don't* leave the shims
out.

Oh yeah, once you've bolted the calipers back up and replaced the wheels,
remember to give the pedal a few pumps to get the slop out of the system
before you find you don't have any brakes in real life! Cheers

 

[John]

Thanks.

Yeah it was a little tight going in but got it to fit. I never changed
brakes before that the pads were a tight fit that is why I asked. To any one
else that might be changing there front pads or rotors. This was one of the
easier ones I've done. 2 bolts for the caliper and 2 more for the brake pad
mount. That's it. Thanks for the feed back.

John