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> Brake Pad Dragging on Front Rotor, Speader Spring Installed Wrong?
VWTortuga336
post Sep 13 2015, 08:24 PM
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Just installed freshly rebuilt calipers with new pads and hardware on my '74. Now the pad closest to the inside of the car seems to be rubbing on the rotor. I was thinking maybe I had the spreader spring installed incorrectly, but I can't even push the pad back any further by hand either.

Any thoughts on what would cause this?

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post Sep 14 2015, 07:11 AM
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Push the piston all the way in using a C-Clamp (make sure the reservoir does not overflow).

Then try again.
Those are late calipers so should still have the "knock back pins".
They are probably resisting too much (only because you said they were just rebuilt)
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