RE: rear caliper won't come off disk

["Richard J Andrews ,JR." <rjandrew@post.cis.smu.edu>]

> 
> On Saturday, May 04, 1996 2:57 PM, quattro-owner wrote:
> 
> >> From: RELAYER@aol.com
> >> Date: Sat, 4 May 1996 13:44:53 -0400
> >> Subject: rear caliper won't come off disk
> >>
> >> Hey fellow Q men,
> >>
> >>  I've having trouble with my Coupe Q's rear brake pad
> >>  replacement.
> >> I cant get the caliper and pads off of the disk once I've undone
> >> the 2   
> allen
> >> screws that hold the caliper to the hub.  I've got a small lip on
> >> the   
> outer
> >> edge of my disk and can't slide the pads off past it......and
> >> there's   
> no
> >> place to use a C clamp to expand it.  Let me know if anyone has
> >> any   
> ideas or
> >> solutions to  get the caliper and pads off the disk....
> >> Thanks
Often times I have this problem,
I hit the caliper with a mallet/hammer until it slides the pads and 
the caliper offf.
Hope this helps,
R
-Rich Andrews
rjandrew@post.cis.smu.edu

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