Brakes

SlaXX · September 13th, 2010, 09:11 PM

hey, i just replaced my brake pads.. pushed pistons back in.. were giving me a little trouble but got them flat, but my pads are rubbing and smelling like burnt rubber and metal and heating up REAL bad... so it's like they're constantly braking.. whats up do you think?

91cobra5.0 · September 13th, 2010, 10:02 PM

Bleed ur brakes

SlaXX · September 13th, 2010, 10:35 PM

u sure bro? does that like take the pistons pressure off or something?

nolife · September 13th, 2010, 11:23 PM

Jack up the car and try to spin the wheel. I can't tell by your comment but was the piston always straight and not pitched at an angle while you were trying to get it in? Did you have the master cylinder cap off when you were doing this? I've never seen front pads hang unless the pistons were screwed up or something jacked with the way the pads were in. Did you have a hard time getting the calipers back on?

SlaXX · September 14th, 2010, 10:15 AM

yeah i had a little trouble getting one back on.. and i dont think the pistons were messed up.. i had to struggle a little with a C clamp but it still went in as far as i could tell all the way.. and yeah when i jack up either side and spin the wheel it rubs..

DigitalDC89 · September 14th, 2010, 03:07 PM

sounds like you didnt take the cap off of the master cylinder, so when you pressed the piston back in, it somewhat pressurized the system a little bit. i could be way off here though.

SlaXX · September 14th, 2010, 05:57 PM

oh man that's probably it. damn. how would i go about fixing that now? redoing them but with the master cylinder off?

DigitalDC89 · September 14th, 2010, 06:17 PM

i would just pop the cap off slowly and listen for any pressure. be sure to have a rag at the ready, because some fluid is probably going to overflow out of it.

if that doesnt fix the problem completely. then i would take the calipers off again, push the piston into the bore again, and reinstall them. with the cap off of course.

SlaXX · September 14th, 2010, 06:47 PM

i know i'm sounding like a noob on this one but where is my master cylinder and how do i take the cap off.. i dont touch brakes usually

DigitalDC89 · September 14th, 2010, 07:08 PM

under the hood, drivers side back near the firewall. its yellowish-white, with a black cap on it. just twist it off.

SlaXX · September 14th, 2010, 07:29 PM

well i took the cap off but didnt see or hear pressure.. should i be hittin the pedal or turn car on>?

DigitalDC89 · September 15th, 2010, 02:30 PM

its worth a shot i guess. i would just redo the calipers with the cap off now. hopefully that does it for you.

SlaXX · September 15th, 2010, 11:53 PM

thanks bro if not maybe new calipers. whiiiiiich sucks.

ironsteed5.0 · September 16th, 2010, 12:10 AM

Disengage the E brake!!!! lol

September 13th, 2010, 09:11 PM	#1
SlaXX Regular 1989 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Delaware Posts: 128 iTrader: 0 reviews	Brakes hey, i just replaced my brake pads.. pushed pistons back in.. were giving me a little trouble but got them flat, but my pads are rubbing and smelling like burnt rubber and metal and heating up REAL bad... so it's like they're constantly braking.. whats up do you think?

September 13th, 2010, 11:23 PM	#4
nolife MM Fanatic 91GT, 88GT, 02GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,057 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	Jack up the car and try to spin the wheel. I can't tell by your comment but was the piston always straight and not pitched at an angle while you were trying to get it in? Did you have the master cylinder cap off when you were doing this? I've never seen front pads hang unless the pistons were screwed up or something jacked with the way the pads were in. Did you have a hard time getting the calipers back on? __________________

September 14th, 2010, 03:07 PM	#6
DigitalDC89 Regular '88 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 463 iTrader: 0 reviews	sounds like you didnt take the cap off of the master cylinder, so when you pressed the piston back in, it somewhat pressurized the system a little bit. i could be way off here though. __________________ '02 Mustang GTm Convertible - N/A Cammed Daily '88 Mustang GTm - 1/4 Mile Build - 750rwhp Project '97 Saturn SL2m - Ex-Nitrous Build - Back-Up Daily

September 14th, 2010, 06:17 PM	#8
DigitalDC89 Regular '88 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 463 iTrader: 0 reviews	i would just pop the cap off slowly and listen for any pressure. be sure to have a rag at the ready, because some fluid is probably going to overflow out of it. if that doesnt fix the problem completely. then i would take the calipers off again, push the piston into the bore again, and reinstall them. with the cap off of course. __________________ '02 Mustang GTm Convertible - N/A Cammed Daily '88 Mustang GTm - 1/4 Mile Build - 750rwhp Project '97 Saturn SL2m - Ex-Nitrous Build - Back-Up Daily

September 14th, 2010, 07:08 PM	#10
DigitalDC89 Regular '88 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 463 iTrader: 0 reviews	under the hood, drivers side back near the firewall. its yellowish-white, with a black cap on it. just twist it off. __________________ '02 Mustang GTm Convertible - N/A Cammed Daily '88 Mustang GTm - 1/4 Mile Build - 750rwhp Project '97 Saturn SL2m - Ex-Nitrous Build - Back-Up Daily

September 13th, 2010, 10:02 PM	#2
91cobra5.0 Hardcore Enthusiast 98 Cobra Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bay Area, Ca Posts: 2,057 iTrader: 0 reviews	Bleed ur brakes

September 13th, 2010, 10:35 PM	#3
SlaXX Regular 1989 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Delaware Posts: 128 iTrader: 0 reviews	u sure bro? does that like take the pistons pressure off or something?

September 14th, 2010, 10:15 AM	#5
SlaXX Regular 1989 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Delaware Posts: 128 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah i had a little trouble getting one back on.. and i dont think the pistons were messed up.. i had to struggle a little with a C clamp but it still went in as far as i could tell all the way.. and yeah when i jack up either side and spin the wheel it rubs..

September 14th, 2010, 05:57 PM	#7
SlaXX Regular 1989 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Delaware Posts: 128 iTrader: 0 reviews	oh man that's probably it. damn. how would i go about fixing that now? redoing them but with the master cylinder off?

September 14th, 2010, 06:47 PM	#9
SlaXX Regular 1989 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Delaware Posts: 128 iTrader: 0 reviews	i know i'm sounding like a noob on this one but where is my master cylinder and how do i take the cap off.. i dont touch brakes usually

September 14th, 2010, 07:29 PM	#11
SlaXX Regular 1989 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Delaware Posts: 128 iTrader: 0 reviews	well i took the cap off but didnt see or hear pressure.. should i be hittin the pedal or turn car on>?

September 15th, 2010, 02:30 PM	#12
DigitalDC89 Regular '88 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 463 iTrader: 0 reviews	its worth a shot i guess. i would just redo the calipers with the cap off now. hopefully that does it for you. __________________ '02 Mustang GTm Convertible - N/A Cammed Daily '88 Mustang GTm - 1/4 Mile Build - 750rwhp Project '97 Saturn SL2m - Ex-Nitrous Build - Back-Up Daily

September 15th, 2010, 11:53 PM	#13
SlaXX Regular 1989 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Delaware Posts: 128 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks bro if not maybe new calipers. whiiiiiich sucks.

September 16th, 2010, 12:10 AM	#14
ironsteed5.0 Regular 91' 5.0 LX Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 231 iTrader: 1 reviews	Disengage the E brake!!!! lol

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