I've searched through the site and couldn't find anything in particular on this, so I thought I would ask. Please forgive me if it's been covered and I missed it.
I recently changed out pads and rotors (and, unexpectedly, a rear axle seal) in my '06 Escalade EXT. Living in a northern environment (Central PA), the original torx bolts in the front caliper brackets stripped, and I had to grind through the bolts to get the calipers off. Ultimately, mission accomplished. It was a bit tricky getting the caliper bolt/pin combo back into the caliper, but I didn't think too much of it. I had a pretty bad squeal with the new brakes, which I attributed to poor choice of pad/rotor combo, so I decided to replace the pads with something a little higher end. I replaced the rear pads without issue, and the passenger side without any problem. When I got to the drivers side, I had trouble getting the caliper to line up with the bracket. It almost seems like the caliper is hitting something before the bolts fully line up.
Has anyone had any problems like this? I'm trying to figure out if I someone ended up with a bent bracket, or if I'm just plain missing something. It's not my first rodeo by a longshot; I've done this many times, but this one has me stumped. I ended up bunging up one of the threads on the caliper because of the mismatch (nothing running a tap through won't fix), and I don't want to do any more damage. I'm open to suggestions on this one! Thanks in advance!
I recently changed out pads and rotors (and, unexpectedly, a rear axle seal) in my '06 Escalade EXT. Living in a northern environment (Central PA), the original torx bolts in the front caliper brackets stripped, and I had to grind through the bolts to get the calipers off. Ultimately, mission accomplished. It was a bit tricky getting the caliper bolt/pin combo back into the caliper, but I didn't think too much of it. I had a pretty bad squeal with the new brakes, which I attributed to poor choice of pad/rotor combo, so I decided to replace the pads with something a little higher end. I replaced the rear pads without issue, and the passenger side without any problem. When I got to the drivers side, I had trouble getting the caliper to line up with the bracket. It almost seems like the caliper is hitting something before the bolts fully line up.
Has anyone had any problems like this? I'm trying to figure out if I someone ended up with a bent bracket, or if I'm just plain missing something. It's not my first rodeo by a longshot; I've done this many times, but this one has me stumped. I ended up bunging up one of the threads on the caliper because of the mismatch (nothing running a tap through won't fix), and I don't want to do any more damage. I'm open to suggestions on this one! Thanks in advance!
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Problem is I don't know that the bracket is the issue. It came apart with no indication of binding or problems. That's why I'm a bit stumped. The brake setups on these are downright simple; there isn't much that can really go wrong. It seems like it would take a good bit of force to bend one of the brackets...
