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ae13bravo
07-25-2006, 09:16 PM
Car: 95 240SX

Okay lets see. It was time to replace my brakes right. I go ahead and do it and now the rotor scrapes on the the caliper. Its wierd though, it only happens when im turning. When I'm going straight its fine. But when I turn you can hear the grinding of the caliper on the rotor. Here are some pics for some better understanding. I bought the car with the current setup.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/exileae86/240SX%20Pics/RotorWithCalipper.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/exileae86/240SX%20Pics/Scratchedcalipper.jpg
Here is where the caliper grinds on the rotor.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/exileae86/240SX%20Pics/scratchedrotor.jpg
You can see where the rotor grinded on the caliper. On the outter edge.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/exileae86/240SX%20Pics/rotoronjack.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/exileae86/240SX%20Pics/hub.jpg
The caliper bolts right up to the bracket with a 2mm?? washer between the caliper and bracket.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/exileae86/240SX%20Pics/Pads.jpg
Here is pic of my old brake pads. Maybe this (the uneven wear) has to do something with whats wrong with it now. I dont know or else I wouldnt be posting this up. Thanks ahead of time for your time and help.
kouki_s14
07-25-2006, 09:28 PM
um there shouldnt be any need to use a 2mm washer
ae13bravo
07-25-2006, 09:31 PM
the washer was there when i took apart. So i just put everything back together the same way I took it off. So are you saying that there should or shouldnt be a washer between the caliper and bracket?
SpeedMonkeyInc
07-25-2006, 09:36 PM
Should not be a washer
garbury
07-26-2006, 12:19 AM
maybe you have 26 mm calipers with 30mm rotors. or 30 mm calipers with 26 mm pads. To me it looks like you've got a mismatch but I may be wrong.
ae13bravo
07-26-2006, 01:08 AM
I'll double check. Thanks.
slideways2004
07-26-2006, 10:55 AM
yes. check for matching rotor and caliper. i bet it's not matching and that's why the spacer is there.
ae13bravo
07-27-2006, 02:35 PM
Everything seems to match. Well here is what I have. I got 28 mn thickness brembo rotors, and PBR brakepads.
ManoNegra
07-27-2006, 03:18 PM
Pads are all the same irrc. Running 26mm calipers on 30mm rotors will do that sort of thing.