stock 2004 wrx brakes NOT STI

mudhen · 09-29-2009, 07:34 PM

O.k, folks help me out with this one.

Ahem.... Is there an easier way to replace the pads on one of these 2 caliper one sided jobs short of dissecting the whole caliper? I tried to replace the pads on mine, (couldn't do it tho', the aftermarket pads simply would not fit ), but found that I needed to pull the caliper apart , just to get things back where they belonged. Is this the correct wy togo, or am I missing some very basic things here/

thanks for your time!

Richard

turmic · 09-29-2009, 10:15 PM

If your talking about seperating the caliper from the disc...then yeah. That's the only way I know how to do it.

man show · 09-29-2009, 11:03 PM

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I realize the car they're working on in the video is an STi with Brembo brakes, but the process might be the same. I don't know though because I don't have any personal experience with them.

midniteblack · 09-30-2009, 02:59 AM

what do you mean the pad would not fit? Did you press the pistons in with a clamp before you tried installing the pads and the caliper back on?

mudhen · 09-30-2009, 06:36 AM

midnite, they wouldn't fit because they were aftermarket pads with bad fit and finish. I suppose that I am going to stock subie pads from the dealer, just to avoid that in the future.

Richard

midniteblack · 09-30-2009, 07:13 AM

That's crappy. What type of pad did you buy? So you're saying the pad would'nt fit into your caliper even with the pistons pushed all the way in?