willisdaye Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 While replacing the rear rotors I found a broken spring at the bottom of the Ebrake assembly. It's thinner than the ones on the top, and there's what looks like an adjustment thing in the middle. Where can I get a new one of these, and could I drive the car before I replace it? Pics: http://imgur.com/a/v8k3d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Most auto parts stores carry an emergency/parking brake hardware kit. And in those kits it'll come with all the springs and pins you will need. You can also drive with the spring broken but your e-brake won't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willisdaye Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 Thanks. Kit was 30 bucks and I only needed the spring, but at least I have enough parts to replace all the hardware on both wheels if I need to. Spring installed easily. However, I ran into a new problem. I put the caliper brackets back on, and on both sides, the bracket rubs on the outer side of the rotor, with extra room on the inner side. Can I put washers on the bolts, in between the bracket and the mount to space it correctly? Image: http://i.imgur.com/T90wNiw.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Did you turn in the pistons upon install. I think there is also an adjustment for caliper position but I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willisdaye Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Yeah I pushed the pistons back. It's not the caliper rubbing, it's the bracket that the caliper sits in. I haven't even put the pads or calipers back on and the bracket is rubbing the rotor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Without seeing the car it's hard to say, maybe the wrong rotors, the caliper bracket is bolted to the wrong side of the knuckle or the rotor isn't seated fully. I'm guessing the wrong rotor though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willisdaye Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 No, the rotors are correct. The old rotors had the same problem, which also resulted in the outer pad being more worn than the inner. I know im putting the bracket on right, and I know the rotor is seated correctly. this looks like it was already a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Oh that's really weird, I don't know then. You could definitely get washer and could shim the bracket away from the knuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublechaz Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 There are options for that rotor depending on original wheel size. Perhaps its always had the wrong one on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 If I were you I'd go to a parts store and compare the options of rotors side by side. I don't know if your car is the same case but with my car, Subaru changed brakes if the car was built in the beginning or end of the year as well as which sized wheels came on it from factory. I would think you'd need a rotor with a shallower hub mounting location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willisdaye Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 There's also a lip on the inside of the rotor that protrudes farther than the outer rim. could that be it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 There's also a lip on the inside of the rotor that protrudes farther than the outer rim. could that be it? That's the e-brake pad mating surface and I would guess that's whats rubbing but theres no guarantee that that'll be the only problem, thinking in terms of, if that lip was ground away, the rotor may still rub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willisdaye Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 I put the old rotor back on and it was still rubbing. What could be the problem here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublechaz Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Once I get over this virus I'll be out rebuilding my 95 L orig 14" wheels front brake. I'll try to dig out the camera and shoot a little if that will help you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willisdaye Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Thanks for the help everyone, I fixed it by doing a ton of rust removal on the caliper brackets, and now they don't rub. New problem is that the e brake spring I replaced is rubbing on the bottom of the wheel hub. I turned the adjuster thing upwards to get it out of the way but it just goes back down and rubs the wheel hub. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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