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Oct 9, 2003 | 07:22 AM

mottja

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Rear disc breaks

I just replaced the rotors and pads on my rear breaks on my 2000 explorer. I got the rotors off, calipers off, pushed the caliper cylinder back using my c-clamp, replaced the parts, put new rotors on and got everything back together..tThe same I have done other times I have replaced breaks. However, when I took it for a drive it sounds like something is dragging or constantly rubbing. I was able to rotate everything by hand once I got it back together. Is there something unique about explorers that I was supposed to do and didn't?

Thanks for your help.

Oct 9, 2003 | 07:36 AM

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Did you adjust the e-brake shoes when you replaced the rotors? Did you clean and greese the caliper slide pins? Did you bleed all the brakes once everything was put back together? If you did all of the above then I wouldn't worry too much about it. It is normal to hear a scraping sound when the rotors and pads are replaced and should quite down shortly. If your Explorer seems to slow quicker then normal when you let off the gas, then the e-brake shoes are most likely the cause. They can be a pain to adjust, but are done just like any other drum brake. Of course any of the above would cause a similar problem. I would suggest starting with the e-brake shoes and re-bleeding everything. Let us know what you find.

Oct 10, 2003 | 12:16 AM

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Re: Rear disc breaks

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I just replaced the rotors and pads on my rear breaks on my 2000 explorer. I got the rotors off, calipers off, pushed the caliper cylinder back using my c-clamp, replaced the parts, put new rotors on and got everything back together..tThe same I have done other times I have replaced breaks. However, when I took it for a drive it sounds like something is dragging or constantly rubbing. I was able to rotate everything by hand once I got it back together. Is there something unique about explorers that I was supposed to do and didn't?

Thanks for your help.

Had the same thing happen on my daughter's 1999 with 15" wheels. I did my son's 1995 without any problems. With the new pads, the outer edges of the caliper are sticking into the wheel more and were contacting the welds on the wheel where the center is welded to the round part of the wheel. Some of the welds were sort of globbed in spots. I had to use a portable hand grinder to smooth the welds down and the clearance was still very close. I don't know if some sort of spacer was used to set the wheel out from the hub or not as I bought the vehicle used. If grinding the wheel doesn't give you enough clearance and you do not want to use spacers, you can go to bigger wheels or grind a little off the edge of the caliper (not much though).

Oct 10, 2003 | 06:58 AM

mottja

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Thanks for the help. I tore it apart last night again. I finally figured out that the guard behind the rotor was bent a little and it was rubbing on the rotor. Once I bent it back and put it back together, the grinding noise went away.

Thanks again for your help.

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