Your caliper is rusted solid. how often did you bleed your brakes? It is quite
humid in FL, and brake fluid is hydroscopic (absorbs water).. =8-p
Did you use a c-clamp to push the cylinder back in?
On Sep 16, 8:38pm, Joseph Burlein wrote:
> Subject: TR-6 Semi-metallic brake pads
> Hello all,
>
> I am having a bit of a problem installing a new set of pads on the 6. I
> got the rotors turned and attempted to install the new pads, no go, won't
> fit. Put the old ones back on and they just barely slide onto the disk.
> I tried the manual trick of opening the bleed valve whilst pressing in
> the cylinders. They moved a little but not nearly enough. Is there
> something I am missing here? How far should the cynlinders push back
> into the calipers? Any tricks here. It sure wasn't this tough when I
> did the Mustangs brakes!
>
> Joe Burlein
> 72 TR-6
> Melbourne, FL
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