rear brakes

[cjdonny]

picked up car up last week and rear brakes were very bad

Thought id have a go my self at changing the discs & pads

car now seems like there binding? bad noise

What have i done

[Grrrmachine]

Did you wind the pistons back in before putting the new pads in?

Did you hang the calipers when removing them, to avoid damaging the brake hoses?

[cjdonny]

hoses are fine no leaks

i used a set of clamps to push the piston back in

err they were hard working putting the discs back on? handbreak trouble?>

[Grrrmachine]

Handbrake is a separate mechanism that operates small shoes inside the drum of the brake disc - nothing to do with the hydraulic system of calipers and pads.

[cjdonny]

yeh i sort of whacked the rear discs on so im thiking the hanbrake shoes are catching?

[Grrrmachine]

There is a chance. If so, you need to adjust them at the disc; DON'T play around with the cable nuts under the handbrake lever.

[cjdonny]

this was problem now sorted thanks

just got a scrapeing sound now from the dust shields catching the disc

[Barx325i]

common issue, lucky escape...