# Help - Brake Problems. As I apply the brakes the pads do not grab right away.

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**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [August 26, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-brake-problems-as-i-apply-the-brakes-the-pads-do-not-grab-right-away/203553 "2009-08-26T06:58:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![EricS4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@EricS4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EricS4)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-brake-problems-as-i-apply-the-brakes-the-pads-do-not-grab-right-away/203553/30 "2009-09-01T13:53:37Z")

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> [@Callout: Muscle50, Cobraman04 & 01AudiS4](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-muscle50-cobraman04-01audis4/39759/141):
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> did you have to push the calipers in when you put brakes on? front, rear or both? sometimes a collapsed brake hose can do similar things…

I have no problem pushing the pistons in by hand when swapping out the pads.

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