New disc and pad swap, cant move wheel!

I'm not too sure but I thought it was only the later 03-06 facelift models that had vented disks and that the older cars had solid ones!

errol1 said:

Just to clarify, (read my original post) the disc moves ok with pads in position but when put wheel on and tighten up boltsthe lower corner of the caliper rubs on inside of wheel and cant move it.....

New pads dont appear to be handed, all seem to be same shape and profile, Haynes suggests that there is a chamfer either straight or diagonal for inboard or outboard. Neither on both sets of new pads!

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when i changed my pads (pagid) they weren't handed either, only genuine LR pads were.
if you've refitted the same wheels there should be no reason to get this.

did the calipers locate back properly?

Surely you can't get fatter pads with new discs into the caliper as they should only just go over new ones any way?!?! I'd be looking at the disc more, check the top hat depth, does it sit central in the carrier, with it all bolted on tight with no wheel does it turn round? Basically if that wheel fitted before its something really daft! Can't really see it being slides either cos with everything new and fitted correctly the caliper will be a pretty snug fit and not have much room to move? It's only as things wear that the caliper can move significantly side to side.

Mines a 2001 with vented discs, got pagid pads, new discs, straight on,
I would expect more clearance than the 4mm you reckon it sticks out by so you must be talking quite a big difference by the time you take your 4mm and add the standard hit and miss Landy manufacturing tolerance wheel Clearence to it! Unless you've really cocked up I recon it's discs with the wrong offset.

when you've eliminated the probable what you're left with, however improbable, must be the truth.

if you hadn't have already said you checked the disk dims, i'dve said disks are too thick.
the pads won't be

so you must've made an error fitting them, dismantle then re-fit.......carefully





good luck

Wheels fouling the calipers is a problem usually associated with people fitting the earlier wheels to late model cars.

The discs were upgraded at the same time that the V6 and the TD4 models were introduced.

That meant modified wheels, with more clearance.

If the OP is replacing the same wheels then I too am stumped with this one.

Singvogel.

Freelaner said:

:5biagree:

when you've eliminated the probable what you're left with, however improbable, must be the truth.

your disks are too thick!

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They can't be much thicker than standard cos with new pads you only have a couple of mm Clearence in the caliper! You'd have to beat it on with a hammer!

Singvogel said:

Wheels fouling the calipers is a problem usually associated with people fitting the earlier wheels to late model cars.

The discs were upgraded at the same time that the V6 and the TD4 models were introduced.

That meant modified wheels, with more clearance.

If the OP is replacing the same wheels then I too am stumped with this one.

Singvogel.

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If it had early wheels fitted to nearly worn out brakes would they fit? The when nice new correct brakes are fitted they catch?

Diesel Do said:

Mines a 2001 with vented discs, got pagid pads, new discs, straight on,
I would expect more clearance than the 4mm you reckon it sticks out by so you must be talking quite a big difference by the time you take your 4mm and add the standard hit and miss Landy manufacturing tolerance wheel Clearence to it! Unless you've really cocked up I recon it's discs with the wrong offset.

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Arguing my own argument if the disc offset was that much out it'd hit the carrier anyway!

Diesel Do said:

They can't be much thicker than standard cos with new pads you only have a couple of mm Clearence in the caliper! You'd have to beat it on with a hammer!

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yeah i've already changed this


he's fitted em wrong, must have.

did you take both bolts out of the caliper, or just the bottom and hinge it up ?

Optimus Prime said:

did you take both bolts out of the caliper, or just the bottom and hinge it up ?

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You have to take the caliper and carrier off completely to change the disc don't you? It's been a while

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He's put the discs on back to front!

stand corrected...

something must have gone back wrong. (states obvious)

I think the wheel thing may be worth checking!

carrier is now bolted to front of stub, instead of back.........could be

Optimus Prime said:

stand corrected...

something must have gone back wrong. (states obvious)

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If you've got the correct bits can you get it that wrong?

Freelaner said:

carrier is now bolted to front of stub, instead of back.........could be

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That sounds like a challenge if it wasn't 12.30 and dark I'd have a go!!!!
Unless he's got the wrong discs even if it's possible the carrier would be wedged solid against the disc

Diesel Do said:

That sounds like a challenge if it wasn't 12.30 and dark I'd have a go!!!!
Unless he's got the wrong discs even if it's possible the carrier would be wedged solid against the disc

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i'm going to my pit, ciao

Come on, I'm waiting for the answer to this as I can't for the life of me understand whats going on, a picture would help us hugely.