disk brake pad and caliper problem

[82Scottsdale]

Well iv been trying to get my 14 bolt installed but i cant to a little hold up... i cant get the caliper on smoothly because the pad i guess has too much meat on it? i have to hammer the pad and caliper onto the rotor and bracket and i know thats not good, what should i do...and idea's?

The disk bracket is bolted all the way up to the flange, and the rotor and bearings are installed right...here are some pics.

I am using ruff stuff disk brake brackets for a srw 14 bolt ff

 

[4X4HIGH]

To start off with the pads need to go onto the caliper first. The pads when installed onto the caliper DO NOT go between the bracket and rotor.

 

[ZukiJohn]

Is the bracket bolted on correctly? facing foward or rear? is the bracket "bent" in the middle for corect spacing? And put the pads in the caliper to install first...

 

[82Scottsdale]

i did install them in the caliper i just took them out to show you the picture of how close they are to fitting, almost a 1/8th. I have the brackets mounted so that they bend towards the rotor.

 

[Cornfield creations]

Try taking a 2x4 and a hammer and hit the ears of the bracket away from the rotor. There is some giving in the bracket. It won't take much so don't go wild with the hammer.

 

[4X4HIGH]

I would contact Ruff Stuff before i went any further. Kert at DIY4X had this same issue recently with one of the members here and i can't remember if he told him to "smack" the bracket at the ears or if he needed to send him some new brackets.

 

[Cornfield creations]

Yeah it was with my set, but mine were tight going the other way. Kert told be to send them back or smack them with a 2x4 and a hammer and it took care of it. No problem in manufacturing the brackets, just differences out in the field. I'm sure RS would tell you the same thing.

 

[ZukiJohn]

Try bolting the bracket so the bend faces away from the rotor....

 

[4X4HIGH]

Try bolting the bracket so the bend faces away from the rotor....

That won't work since the bend is a difference of 3/4" and the bend needs to face the rotor not away from it.

 

[82Scottsdale]

yea i just hammered it away from the rotor for more clearance and it worked, thanks guys.