I've always run shims to center the caliper. I've found that flat AN
washers are perfect.
Jim Norl
On 11/3/2011 10:14 PM, Sam Clark wrote:
> Tonight I was replacing my front brake pads to a higher performance version in
> preparation for a track day and encountered problems with the RH side. I
> attempted to do this in situ. LH side went well with the shims and pads going
> in ok. LH side has been problematic. The outer pad falls in but the inner
> one won't go in. Took the caliper off and manually pushed the pistons in.
> That didn't help. Upon closer inspection, the caliper is not centered with
> the rotor. Has anyone else had this problem? Should I shim the caliper to
> gain clearance? It needs to be moved to the center of the car. This is on a
> '72 TR6. Should I just have a brake shop take off .010 of the pad and be done
> with it?
>
> TIA
> Sam Clark
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