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Coupe Rear Brake Rotor contacting Caliper
Another question, on my first day of posting... I read a lot of threads about how to shim the rear caliper so that it will be centered on the rotor... but I have the opposite problem, it looks like the rotor is contacting the inside of the caliper. As if I need to shim the rotor out or find a way to move the rear caliper inward, which wouldn't appear to be easy. I have the 11.65 rear brakes from the complete kit along w/the Moser rear axle. Photos below. I can turn the wheel by hand, so it's not really tight against the caliper, but I definitely think it's making contact, and it's not centered on the rotor. Thanks! Emerson
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I can't tell from the pictures ... are the pads installed? The portion of the caliper that slides on the pins should center with the pads.
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Thanks for responding so quickly. Here are a couple more pics, trying to show where the rotor is touching the caliper. I have the pads in, but the inside portion of the caliper is fixed and doesn't move (the monkey arm thing slides in and out, I believe). Thanks!
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Used a couple of washers/spacers in between the caliper mounting bracket and the axle flange. There are usually a few in the brake hardware for the purpose of centering the rotor in the brake caliper bracket.
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thanks for the suggestion. Just tried that and it worked well. now it's more centered and not touching the actual caliper on either side. Thanks!
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