i figured out why my car shakes while braking

[chefma70]

not warped rotors......me and a friend a supra owner changed my rotors and brake pads hoping to fix my car rattle problem.

after taking the wheels off i noticed my friggen passenger side caliper is bieng held on by 1 bolt the entire caliper swings like a door hinge!!!!!!!! there is 3 bolts that hold the caliper in place 2 main ones and a smaller one well i found out im missing one of the main ones on my left side:aigo::3d_frown:.part should be in today:icon_bigg i will finally have normal brakes:biglaugh:

 

[grimreaper]

3? two hold the caliper to the bracket, 2 hold the bracket to the suspension. I did all 4 corners few months back and cant remember 3...

 

[chefma70]

3? two hold the caliper to the bracket, 2 hold the bracket to the suspension. I did all 4 corners few months back and cant remember 3...

bracket to suspention??????

did i mention my short term memory is missing lately maybe it was 4?

 

[benchwarmer]

Glad you got that fixed. A buddy of mine had a similar problem and his caliper came off at speed. That was less than fun.

 

[CyFi6]

3? two hold the caliper to the bracket, 2 hold the bracket to the suspension. I did all 4 corners few months back and cant remember 3...

Cant remember if our brakes are this way but sometimes one of the pins is part of the bracket and you just remove the lower bolt, swing the caliper and then slide it off

 

[grimreaper]

duh! forgot about that! Ive done to many brakes on the side lately...

 

[hvyman]

it is 2 and 2 so 4 total but just remove the top one and swing it off one less bolt.

 

[Poodles]

It's 1 and 2 as the top slide is part of the body of the caliper and the pin is on the bracket...

Bracket is attached to the the hub by two bolts. It's a pretty good design since if the one bolt holding the caliper in place falls out you're still fine for a short while (unlike some cars where the caliper will swing out and jam against the wheel). But of course if the slids are screwed it gets to be a pain (bad slides cause issues as well)

 

[fonz87]

i thought there are two bolts to take the caliper itself out with the brake pads, but the caliper support have 2 more bolts ?

 

[grimreaper]

poodles how many times have you taken your car apart?! you usually know all the little odd ball stuff like this!

 

[IndyMK3]

there is one bolt holding the caliper to the bracket, it is located on the botom... then you can swing the caliper up and off of the stationary slider... if you buy a brake hardware kit you can replace the stationary slider, there is one bolt holding that on... there is two small bolts holding on the brake hose to the bracket, and then two more bolts holding on the bracket.

hope that can help =)

 

[Poodles]

Haven't had my car apart THAT many times, but as I had to fix the stupid stuck slides on 3 of the calipers whne I bought the car, I remember fighting with the design.

Personally hate sliding calipers, it's a shitty design and when the system wears it can cause issues...

 

[WhtMa71]

Yep I did my brakes a few weeks ago and was surprised by a stuck slide. What a pain the the fucking ass to get the slide out without messing anything up..

 

[vdragonmpc]

Yep I did my brakes a few weeks ago and was surprised by a stuck slide. What a pain the the fucking ass to get the slide out without messing anything up..

I know that thing just doesnt want to come out. I have a special techique involving some screaming and good vocabulary along with a possible threat to crush the car slowly.

I had to do the passenger side of my car that was originally from pennsylvania. It was on there but good.