blakep82
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 04:04 PM |
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weird question about sierra calipers...
when the brakes wear down, does the slider move towards the middle of the car? the outside of the car? or stay round about where it is?
just had those brackets re-welded, now looking at the sliders, i didn't give them much thought before... now i'm worried they'll not
let the pads wear down right
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phelpsa
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 04:08 PM |
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As the piston's on the inside the slider must move inwards to compensate for wear on the outer pad 
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blakep82
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 04:10 PM |
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ah... i thought as much. will have to take the pads out to check how far it can move then i guess...
thanks
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russbost
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 04:12 PM |
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You don't need to take the pads out, just check the thickness of material on the pad - it can't move further than that unless you're
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blakep82
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 04:18 PM |
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ah yeah, but i don't really know how much movement the sliders got in it to start with 
actually i've got one that not on the car, so i can check with that one
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blakep82
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 04:31 PM |
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so when the pads are new the rubber bellows are all squeezed up, and as the wear they expand? is that correct?
so, like this when new pads are in
 
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and this when they're worn?
 
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because this is how they sit now, with new pads in
 
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 05:00 PM |
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yes, that is how they go.
But in the middle of your 3 pictures the piston would be sticking out.
Matt
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blakep82
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 06:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
yes, that is how they go.
But in the middle of your 3 pictures the piston would be sticking out.
Matt
ah, yeah, but it probably wouldn't go that far though eh? as the pads would be down to metal?
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