Found out why my brakes were only using half of the outer side

"Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy" (zipppyart) 08/18/2014 at 21:32 • Filed to: Escape, ford escape

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The darned spindle and caliper bracket are not perfectly aligned to each other, it also scored a part of the rotor.

So I put in a shim in between the two (top and bottom), and it appears to have the proper clearance now, and now the whole brake assembly seems to go properly in place. Yay me.

pfftballer > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 08/18/2014 at 21:37

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FYI this sort of misalignment is rare these days. Usually the caliper is faulty which isn't common in OEM parts. If the shim doesn't fix it opt for a reman caliper.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > pfftballer 08/18/2014 at 21:55

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Will do, but the misalignment isn't at the caliper from what I've seen

grahamrh808 > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 08/19/2014 at 00:58

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Yeah, what pfftballer said. What kind of car is it? Some older cars do use shims to adjust caliper spacing, but in most cases this means the caliper or mounting is somehow bent or compromised.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > grahamrh808 08/19/2014 at 21:29

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The spindle was bent slightly out of shape.