PaulieB Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Howdy! I have a '97 Legacy Wagon... Third Legacy.. I had a '91, and '93.. I replaced the rear brake pads the other day and today was the first time out. When I got home the right rear wheel area was smoking. When I replaced the pads I made sure to grease up the slides and I noticed that the caliper piston seal was torn. Is this the cause of the smoke? I replaced the pads because the right side had worn down to just about nothing.. ungreased slider I thought.. Left side was perfect but I replaced both sides of course. Sorry of this sounds cryptic. lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 you got a problem. may be a bad brake hose. how did the pistons push back in? nice and easy or really hard? after you greased the pins how did they move? the caliper piston boot being torn is probably because of excessive heat hence smoking wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulieB Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 The piston moved back in without trouble. and the sliders worked fine. That's why I'm surprised that it was smoking. I'll take it part tomorrow and see what I have. or what I have left lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulieB Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 I took it all apart again this morning and cleaned it up. I pushed the caliper piston all the way out and cleaned around the piston and seal with some brake cleaner on a Q-tip, then greased it all up again. One thing that I did find was the slots on the back pad had a few small burrs on them from when they were manufactured. I used a file on the slots on both pads to help them slide better. I'll find out how well it all works in just a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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