So Oppo, tell me 

"I have another burner, try to guess it!" (ihaveanotherburner) 06/10/2018 at 14:56 • Filed to: None

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Is this some 200 IQ Swedish engineering, or do I need a new brake caliper?

The handbrake has disengaged and fun fact; I could still spin the rotor inside the caliper as if it was still on the hub, but tapping it with a hammer couldn’t dislodge it. What kind of Swedish sorcery is this?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > I have another burner, try to guess it! 06/10/2018 at 15:02

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Perhaps your brake pads are actually magnets.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > I have another burner, try to guess it! 06/10/2018 at 15:07

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The pads have probably cut a depression into the surface, leaving a lip. If you tap it loose, you’ll lose some brake lining at the same time and you’ll need new pads.

You need to compress the piston(s) until you can get the pad over the lip.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > I have another burner, try to guess it! 06/10/2018 at 15:08

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More likely you need a new rotor, as yours has a lip around the edge. I’d do new pads and rotors.

I have another burner, try to guess it! > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 06/10/2018 at 15:11

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Gotcha, I didn’t mess with it too much since I was just trying to get to the hub. I’ll keep it in mind when I do the brakes later, since they have some life left in them. Although they are making some noise. The hub wasn’t as bad as I thought, but it was definitely grinding some.

I have another burner, try to guess it! > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 06/10/2018 at 15:28

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Yeah, they’re making some noise, so the pads are probably rubbing inside the lip, thus causing the same symptoms of a hanging caliper.

RacinBob > I have another burner, try to guess it! 06/10/2018 at 16:45

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Leave it as is until you are ready to do the brakes. Since it is a rear and that is where the parking brake is, it may not be possible to retract the piston with the rotor in place so breaking it free means probably replacing with the pads.

BTW, I am not a fan of replacing rotors (especially rears) on street cars unless they are horribly rusted or warped. I don’t think new ones help much, and they might warp, so why spend the money....Your’s appear fine to me, if it was my car, I’d keep them.

boxrocket > I have another burner, try to guess it! 06/10/2018 at 17:02

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Now you can upgrade to ventilated discs instead of one solid piece.

I have another burner, try to guess it! > RacinBob 06/10/2018 at 20:46

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Well they have a nasty lip that’s the edge of the pad is rubbing and making noise. I could get them machined, but that’s pretty much the cost of new rotors. The fact that they have a lip that bad leads me to think the rotors on the car aren’t good quality anyway.