Marcus092 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hello everyone. I am new to this forum. Here is my problem. I have a 2001 ES300. I am in the process of applying new pads and rotors all the way around. The front was easy, The rears are more difficult. I installed the new rotors and the rear pads seem too thick. The rotor is installed correctly. The piston all the way in. When I install the new pads on both sides, there is not enough clearance for the rotor. Dis anyone run into this problem before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camlex Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Wrong parts either rotors or pads. verify please. if piston pushed all the way in. pads shall fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blk_on_blk Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I just had this on my RX300 the other weekend. I thought the piston was pushed all the way in, but what happened was I cranked down the piston in the caliper with my little handy-dandy tool, but then took it off too soon, and after a few moments when I was ready to install in over the pads, the piston creeped back out leading me to think the pads were too wide or something. It took me a second, but upon reinspecting the caliper piston, I saw it had drifted back out a little bit. The fix was to use the piston compressor tool to push down the piston, then let it sit for a minute or so with the piston tool in the fully-compressed position. Then, when you release the pressure from the tool, the piston will stay. It's worth double checking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus092 Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Ok let me try again. I will post pics if I have this issue. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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