I finished replacing the wheel studs on the rear of the 240… when I removed the caliper from the rotor the pads came loose. I secured them back into place, and bolted on the caliper and rotor. now the problem is that when the e-brake is applied repeatedly (up, down, up, down, etc…), the piston continues to travel outwards (when applied) without retracting (when released)… in other words, the brake pads keep getting closer and closer together… what’s the problem here?
well i initially bolted the caliper and rotor back in place and tested the e-brake. the pads kept tightening onto the rotor everytime i pulled up the brake, but wouldn’t retract when the brake was dropped.
so i pulled the caliper off of the rotor, took the pads off again, turned the piston clockwise until it was in all the way, replaced the pads, and tested the e-brake without bolting the caliper back into place (i figured it shouldn’t make a difference)… same problem. :?
why isn’t the piston retracting?
nope… wasn’t touching the pedal.
basically, when fully reassembled, the brake pads keep tightening onto the rotor… and i mean tight. i had trouble pulling the caliper off.
well, I went at it again after reading up on Zilvia… it seems that all the steps I did were correct, so I put it all back together again, test drove it and it seemed fine… no drag, and the e-brake functions like normal.
I guess I was trippin :lol: