Rear brake pad NIGHTMARE!!!!!

[unit77]

Thank GOD its over!!!!....I have never,in my 30+ years of doing my own brake work,had as much trouble as I had with getting the new pads into the retainer clips...finally had to remove both calipers completely and glue the retainers in place.I also had to put a radius on the brake pad's 'ears' to get them into the retainers....I wouldnt advise the 'mechanically challenged' to tackle this ...looks sooo simple and is a big PITA....hardest part on the front was removing/replacing the wheels....:>)

[blues14]

was it on an s14? It took my like 2 hours to get the pads in those stupid clips!!

[unit77]

s13 but probably the same thing....:>)

[gumby]

hehe yeah it is a pain

worse is not realizing you have to rotate the rear piston s to get them to retract

[unit77]

...the pistons were a piece of cake...took about 2 minutes each....:>)

[NISTECH]

Wow I dont know what the problem was I do them all the time and they slide right in. are you using after market parts?

[unit77]

Yes,they were after market...Brembo rotors and PBR pads....like I said in first post,I had to grind on the 'ears' or I would never have got them in....I looked at the 'ears' on the old pads and they had a small 'relief' on one side of the 'ears' that wasnt on the new ones,however,thats not where I had to grind the new ones......maybe I am just loosing my agility in my old (47) age...:>)

[NISTECH]

LOL well I do work on cars daily as a job so that may be part of the ease for me is the experiance, I honestly cant remember the first time I did it. [Another thing that goes with age(pushing 36)]

[unit77]

Yes,doing something over and over does make it easier...this is my first Nissan experience so it will be easier next time,if only because my son will be doing the labor and I will be supervising...:>)....I am a Master Tool and Die maker/Master Machinest, so I am no stranger to working with my hands....I could have made the rotors myself but would have had a problem explaining it if my employer got curious....:>)