Rear caliper problem
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I was trying to intall a set brake pads in the rear but when I try to close the caliper it would not go back in,upon a closer look I found this metal spool(where the bolt went throught it )has slided out keeping the caliper from back in place,I guess this thing should be able to slide in or out freely itself? hammering did not works,please give some help thanks.
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Yes that is one of the slides and it needs to move freely to reassemble the caliper and for the caliper to work properly. They tend to freeze up and need to be smacked with a hammer and re-lubed. If you can not get it to break loose and move freely you will need to replace the caliper.
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So did you just smack it as hard as you can? smack it from inner side or outer side? should not hurt anything else even it does not break loose right?
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Yes you can smack it from either side. Just try not to damage the end of the slide or rip the boot. Once you get it to move you can just pull the slide out and clean it off and re grease it. It takes a little effort to feed it back through the boot, but it will go back in.
I don't think there is much to hurt there, it needs to move or the caliper is shot anyway. You might be able to push it with a little gear puller or battery terminal puller.
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