Psyfa

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Here's a little story...I'll try to make it short:

My brakes needed to be fixed (badly)...I needed all 4 pads & 2 rotors (front). So I take my car to a garage down the street from me to get the parts replaced. I've had prior experience with them with my old car so I didn't think twice about going to them with my Max. Everything is fine and they replace the parts. I go to drive home and notice my rear driver's side wheel smoking. Turns out they had a problem installing the pad there but didn't tell me . Turns out the caliper got stuck and had to be replaced.

So to prevent my car from catching on fire I get it replaced. Everything was fine once again until tonight when I was driving home from work I start to hear this loud banging noise from the same area everytime I hit a bump. Good thing I was close to home because this is what I see now.








It looks like the caliper slipped off. How should I go about fixing this? Is this safe to drive on? omgwtfbbq?? (sorry I'm a little upset)

MIXXMAX

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It looks like the caliper was not lined up right to seat on the pads. The caliper has to be in line with the notches on the piston. Also, if you are not using shims in between the caliper and the pads, you need disc brake anti-squeal compound on the rear of the pads because of the direct metal-to-metal contact. This is to avoid any squealing noise. In your case, I don't see any. Also, check to see the condition of the upper caliper bolt. It may be loose, or the boot may be torn. It seems that whoever did your brake work, missed some important steps in doing it correctly.

Psyfa

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jacked the car up w/ a friend & found the problem

the @$$es that put the breaks in either forgot or decided not to put in one of the bolts for the caliper...

ryant35

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I would have the car towed back to the shop and have then replace the caliper & possibly the wheel based on any damage.

The shop will have to pay for the tow truck charges.

ryant35

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This is a pretty big deal!!!

Don't let them get away with this!!!

SilverGLE

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^ Seriously, don't let 'em do this to you... I'd make them pay for replacements, your choice out of their pocket... Damn shops think they can f&$$ up and not claim responsibility for their actions.

nlmaxima

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As a automotive technician I agree that the shop needs to take full responsibility. They shouldn't have charged you labour for installing the new caliper if it was replaced just after they done the brakes. Once the brakes were done a good technician will have someone hit the brakes a couple of times just to make sure the caliper releases and also move the hand brake a few times for the same reason especially if a caliper is hard to go back.

Teufelhunden

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that is so messed up. you cant trust any of those mechanics.

ryant35

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Actually you can just mechanics. You just have to find a good one and always his them.

Or do the work yourself.