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Have any of you guys ever come across a set of brake pads that were to damn thick?
Here's the story, son comes over, needs brakes on his truck (2001 Ram 1500 if it matters). While he was out of town last week, the pads took a crap, so he pad slapped them to get home. Noticed that the left caliper was hanging up while he was in there.
Comes by the house tonight with pads, rotors and a new caliper w/ bracket.
We replace everything and we can't get the caliper down over the pads. In fact, they kinda hang over the brackets. I get to looking, and these things are a good 1/4 in thicker than the ones he bought last week to get home on.
We ended up using the pads he bought last week, but wasn't happy as they were AutoZone squeak master $15 specials.
I worked in a Mopar Parts room for years, never had anyone come to me with that problem, aftermarket parts are kinda a new thing to me. Anyone else see this?
 
Wrong pads, caliper pistons not compressed far enough caused by corrosion or a collapsed brake hose.
 
Went through the same thing a couple of weeks ago when replacing the calipers on the '06 2500.
The caliper pistons were getting hung up on the rivets that hold a thin piece of steel on the back of the pads. Found that out when the ceramic caliper piston broke from pressing on the rivet head. It was obvious when looking at the rings that make contact with the pad...there were indentations on the rings caused by pressing on the rivets.
A temporary fix is to grind down only the rivet heads that will interfere with the pistons.
Although they refunded everything, Autozone/chink parts are no more for me.
 
toolmanmike said:
Wrong pads, caliper pistons not compressed far enough caused by corrosion or a collapsed brake hose.
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Brand new caliper. Didn’t have the brake line hooked up yet at the time. I’m thinking maybe wrong pads or rotors for a heavier truck.
 
So it's the side with the new caliper that doesn't want to fit over the new rotor, with the new pads installed?

(Might be a case of tolerances stacking up against you)

might be time to do a visual comparison



one more thing...are you sliding the caliper on from the top, or do you have one bolt installed and are "hinging" it in?

i have worked on vehicles where you can NOT hinge it in (dont think you would with a new caliper, but who knows)
 
gunbunny said:
Have any of you guys ever come across a set of brake pads that were to damn thick?
Here's the story, son comes over, needs brakes on his truck (2001 Ram 1500 if it matters). While he was out of town last week, the pads took a crap, so he pad slapped them to get home. Noticed that the left caliper was hanging up while he was in there.
Comes by the house tonight with pads, rotors and a new caliper w/ bracket.
We replace everything and we can't get the caliper down over the pads. In fact, they kinda hang over the brackets. I get to looking, and these things are a good 1/4 in thicker than the ones he bought last week to get home on.
We ended up using the pads he bought last week, but wasn't happy as they were AutoZone squeak master $15 specials.
I worked in a Mopar Parts room for years, never had anyone come to me with that problem, aftermarket parts are kinda a new thing to me. Anyone else see this?
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It seems like I read somewhere that some vehicles have two thickness pads, and the thicker pad goes on the inside. If this is accurate, and, I don't know that it is, could it be that you have both of the thicker pads on the same side of the vehicle?
 
Had the same problem with my dad's truck. There are different options depending on the brake system on the truck. The parts store showed 3 different pads for his truck and of course the first set I got was wrong.
 
Mystery solved. Advance sold him a set of rotors for a 4x4 and RWD pads. I guess Autozone sold him a set of 4x4 pads last week.
So it was a case of double idiots crossing paths with my son.
 
Yeah parts counter guys at chain stores are mediocre. I try and find a Napa or an old school parts house that supplies local garages. Those counter guys/gals are pros...
 
Dartswinger70 said:
Yeah parts counter guys at chain stores are mediocre. I try and find a Napa or an old school parts house that supplies local garages. Those counter guys/gals are pros...
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You're a lucky guy if you can find a mediocre counter guy around here
 
diymirage said:
You're a lucky guy if you can find a mediocre counter guy around here
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I mean specifically "Auto Zone, Advance Auto, and lately Pep Boys and the latter used to be real good years ago. Now its like fast food counter workers dealing with them. I order alot of my parts on line, and have multiple vehicles so Im never down. Parts arent an emergency as I can wait a few days for them to show up at my door. Rock Auto the last fer times has been two day delivery.
 
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