OK, I bought some new 68+ calipers, rotors and pads. I cannot retract the piston back enough to allow the pads to slide over the rotor. Though some have said that the calipers are faulty for the pistons should retract back enough for the top of the pistons to be flush with the caliper face, I have never seen this design caliper with a piston's edge being flush with the caliper face. Here's a pic of the caliper. Yes I did remove the cap and opened the bleeder before I attempted to push the piston in further.
I took it a step further and removed the piston finding that it is about .300" longer than the
depth of the cavity so no way it could be flush.
Rotors-Old ones measure .820" - .830". New ones = .950" which seems reasonable.
Pads- old ones measure .432"-.500". New ones = .545" which also seems reasonable.
I need a good /.125" worth of room to slide the calipers over the new rotors.
FYI-Yesterday I did take the new calipers back and compared them with some others but they were the same. I then went to my local NAPA and theirs were the same as well.
I'm stumped on this one.
I took it a step further and removed the piston finding that it is about .300" longer than the
depth of the cavity so no way it could be flush.
Rotors-Old ones measure .820" - .830". New ones = .950" which seems reasonable.
Pads- old ones measure .432"-.500". New ones = .545" which also seems reasonable.
I need a good /.125" worth of room to slide the calipers over the new rotors.
FYI-Yesterday I did take the new calipers back and compared them with some others but they were the same. I then went to my local NAPA and theirs were the same as well.
I'm stumped on this one.