New Brake Pads are Too Thick ... or is it me ?

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dogdog1

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• Mar 23, 2017

• #1

Hi , Tried to replace the rear pads on my '95 axled defender 110 today but the pads are about 1/16th" too thick to go in . The pistons are fully back . They pads wont go in at all . Could I have got dodgy pads ? Thanks in advance , Gerry .

 

neilly

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• Mar 23, 2017

• #2

Are your Discs the same fitment ( spec ) as the new pads?

Cheers

 

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dogdog1

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• Mar 24, 2017

• #3

Sorry Neilly , I dont understand you there .

 

Brown

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• Mar 24, 2017

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New pads are often a bit of a tight squeeze in the caliper. Especially getting them past the lip that sometimes develops around the edge of the disc. Manufacturers are sometimes a bit generous with the friction material. In the past I've sometimes had to take a skim off the surface of the pad with a grinder to get them in.

 

wammers

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• Mar 24, 2017

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Pads should never be tight to get in. If you have the correct pads that is.

 

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dogdog1

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• Mar 24, 2017

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I think I've discovered the problem . There's a thinner pad STC1601 which has a total thickness of 14.5 mm . The ones I have are 17.5 - 18 mm . Apparently these go on later Defenders . A simple exchange at the motor factors should sort it .