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New Caliper Assembly Not Fitting


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New Caliper Assembly Not Fitting. Finally, reassemble your brake and put the tire back on. And you’ve guessed it, the corrosion needs to be cleaned, and the rails need some copper grease.

View topic Quick brake caliper fitting question The Mk1 Golf Owners Club
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Keep tightening it until you're able to slip the new pads into the caliper and fit the caliper and the new pads over the brake rotor. Finally, reassemble your brake and put the tire back on. This means you have to.

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View topic Quick brake caliper fitting question The Mk1 Golf Owners Club

One of the most common issues is when the new brake pad won’t go into the caliper. Solved rebuilt the brake caliper, replaced the rotor (trw slotted/drilled rotor), and rebuilt the hub with a new hub (aluminum hub). This means you have to. Rotor is not centered, maybe 1mm to 1.5mm off to the outside, so it rubs against the caliper (picture).

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