Mosesatm
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I recently hit a snag trying to replace the front pads, calipers, and rotors on my GT/CS.
The driver's side fit together perfectly but on the passenger side the caliper won't fit over the rotor. It seems like the rotor assembly is not going far enough on to the spindle because there is a gap between the inner pad and the rotor rear face. The driver's side has no such gap. On the driver's side the inner pad touches the rear rotor face, as it should.
I've tried all 4 rotors (2 new and 2 old) to no avail. The gap is there no matter which rotor is installed.
I can file down the outer pad but that would be only treating the symptom and it would make for some interesting braking.
The only thing I can think of is that the spindle is bent outward but before I take the spindle off I was hoping there might be some other, easier-to-fix, cause.
Can anyone think of how there could be a gap between the inner pad and the rotor?
Thank you for any insights you can offer.
The driver's side fit together perfectly but on the passenger side the caliper won't fit over the rotor. It seems like the rotor assembly is not going far enough on to the spindle because there is a gap between the inner pad and the rotor rear face. The driver's side has no such gap. On the driver's side the inner pad touches the rear rotor face, as it should.
I've tried all 4 rotors (2 new and 2 old) to no avail. The gap is there no matter which rotor is installed.
I can file down the outer pad but that would be only treating the symptom and it would make for some interesting braking.
The only thing I can think of is that the spindle is bent outward but before I take the spindle off I was hoping there might be some other, easier-to-fix, cause.
Can anyone think of how there could be a gap between the inner pad and the rotor?
Thank you for any insights you can offer.