Just got new Rotors

MarKill · 08-12-2008, 09:35 AM

I just got these new rotors from this site

eBay Motors: 90-95 Toyota MR2 NA F+R Brake Rotors + CERAMIC Pads (item 200244770608 end time Aug-13-08 15:10:19 PDT)

because my back rotors are effed up...
seems like my back brakes are stuck...my E-brake is down all the way, I even tried to pump it up and down butit still makes sounds when i drive...makes a grinding sound...my car is not being slowed down or held back by my brakes but the sounds aren't very assuring...

What should I do?? do you guys think that its the brake lines being clogged??

Guys i need your help here...
thx
-Mark

rousegk7 · 08-12-2008, 09:48 AM

Do the brakes work? Did you bleed the brakes? If you brake lines were clogged you would get a very weak pedal if any at all.

MarKill · 08-12-2008, 09:52 AM

nope...my pedals feels fine tho..thats teh thing...pedals feels normal

Ku-sama · 08-12-2008, 10:21 AM

you should have bought the ones from R1 Concepts.

MarKill · 08-12-2008, 01:04 PM

Ku-sama · 08-12-2008, 02:01 PM

dunno. cause mine haven't cracked or gotten messed up at all. I just like them.

KyleSW20 · 08-12-2008, 02:26 PM

Is it just me, or are those rotors for a 4 lug (judging off the picture)? My 91n/a is 5x114.3 lug pattern so those wouldnt even fit on my car. But maybe yours is different.

Ku-sama · 08-12-2008, 02:29 PM

those are probably just stock pictures of what it will vaguely look like.

KyleSW20 · 08-12-2008, 02:44 PM

hopefully.

carcrazy867 · 08-12-2008, 09:16 PM

i use R1 concepts brake rotors and they are amazing

Ku-sama · 08-12-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by carcrazy867

i use R1 concepts brake rotors and they are amazing

X2

Gairloch · 08-12-2008, 09:47 PM

Anything but blanks is just an excuse to spend more money than you need on bad rice.

That being said; Markill you need to figure out if your problem is in the caliper or the cables that pull the e-brake. Pull the cable attachments off the calipers and see if that releases them. It's common for the cables to get frozen and prevent the e-brake from releasing. If that doesn't do the trick then you hae to see if you can break them loose.

Worse case scenario you're looking at new rear calipers.

Stig · 08-12-2008, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Gairloch

Anything but blanks is just an excuse to spend more money than you need on bad rice.

That being said; Markill you need to figure out if your problem is in the caliper or the cables that pull the e-brake. Pull the cable attachments off the calipers and see if that releases them. It's common for the cables to get frozen and prevent the e-brake from releasing. If that doesn't do the trick then you hae to see if you can break them loose.

Worse case scenario you're looking at new rear calipers.

+1

MarKill · 08-12-2008, 11:47 PM

hhhhmmm....kk thanks for the help...

i'll try to do that and let you guys know what happen

MarKill · 08-14-2008, 11:44 PM

DUDE!!! my rotors just came in today and I didn't even know!!! I'm going to be installing them tomorrow!!! I just thought i'd ask if some1 could give me quick tips on installing rotors before I do it....

and does it just come right off or do i have to do some kind of method or what??

canadam · 08-15-2008, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MarKill

DUDE!!! my rotors just came in today and I didn't even know!!!

Know what?

Follow the BGB procedure. You can find it by Googling "BGB MR2," it will be the first result.

MarKill · 08-15-2008, 12:23 AM

i didn't know they came in....i was gonna take my dog out and i almost tripped on the the package and realized that it was my rotors..lol

Ku-sama · 08-15-2008, 12:41 AM

you need a caliper press.

Gairloch · 08-15-2008, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarKill

DUDE!!! my rotors just came in today and I didn't even know!!! I'm going to be installing them tomorrow!!! I just thought i'd ask if some1 could give me quick tips on installing rotors before I do it....

and does it just come right off or do i have to do some kind of method or what??

Yes, there is a method but it's not rocket science

Not a replacement for BGB instructions
Step 1. Fly car

Step 2. Remove wheels

Step 3. Remove caliper and compress piston (Make sure you don't overflow the fluid reservoir!!!11!!!11!!!! You might have to open the bleeder screw and let some come out if it's going to go over. Also take note of the fact that the rear calipers have to be twisted back in. If you force them in with a c-clamp you

08-12-2008, 09:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
MarKill Lumber Jack Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: MD, but In OH for school Posts: 277 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Just got new Rotors I just got these new rotors from this site eBay Motors: 90-95 Toyota MR2 NA F+R Brake Rotors + CERAMIC Pads (item 200244770608 end time Aug-13-08 15:10:19 PDT) because my back rotors are effed up... seems like my back brakes are stuck...my E-brake is down all the way, I even tried to pump it up and down butit still makes sounds when i drive...makes a grinding sound...my car is not being slowed down or held back by my brakes but the sounds aren't very assuring... What should I do?? do you guys think that its the brake lines being clogged?? Guys i need your help here... thx -Mark

08-12-2008, 01:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
MarKill Lumber Jack Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: MD, but In OH for school Posts: 277 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	why?

08-12-2008, 09:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,436 Thanks: 114 Thanked 219 Times in 192 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Anything but blanks is just an excuse to spend more money than you need on bad rice. That being said; Markill you need to figure out if your problem is in the caliper or the cables that pull the e-brake. Pull the cable attachments off the calipers and see if that releases them. It's common for the cables to get frozen and prevent the e-brake from releasing. If that doesn't do the trick then you hae to see if you can break them loose. Worse case scenario you're looking at new rear calipers. __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

08-12-2008, 09:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
rousegk7 Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 288 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Do the brakes work? Did you bleed the brakes? If you brake lines were clogged you would get a very weak pedal if any at all.

08-12-2008, 09:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
MarKill Lumber Jack Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: MD, but In OH for school Posts: 277 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	nope...my pedals feels fine tho..thats teh thing...pedals feels normal

08-12-2008, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ku-sama Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bowie Maryland Posts: 912 Thanks: 6 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	you should have bought the ones from R1 Concepts.

08-12-2008, 02:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ku-sama Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bowie Maryland Posts: 912 Thanks: 6 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	dunno. cause mine haven't cracked or gotten messed up at all. I just like them.

08-12-2008, 02:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
KyleSW20 91 N/A Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Buckeye AZ Posts: 11 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Is it just me, or are those rotors for a 4 lug (judging off the picture)? My 91n/a is 5x114.3 lug pattern so those wouldnt even fit on my car. But maybe yours is different.

08-12-2008, 02:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ku-sama Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bowie Maryland Posts: 912 Thanks: 6 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	those are probably just stock pictures of what it will vaguely look like.

08-12-2008, 02:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
KyleSW20 91 N/A Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Buckeye AZ Posts: 11 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	hopefully.

08-12-2008, 09:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
carcrazy867 92 MR2 JDM motor Swap Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 66 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	i use R1 concepts brake rotors and they are amazing

08-12-2008, 11:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
MarKill Lumber Jack Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: MD, but In OH for school Posts: 277 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	hhhhmmm....kk thanks for the help... i'll try to do that and let you guys know what happen

08-14-2008, 11:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
MarKill Lumber Jack Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: MD, but In OH for school Posts: 277 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	DUDE!!! my rotors just came in today and I didn't even know!!! I'm going to be installing them tomorrow!!! I just thought i'd ask if some1 could give me quick tips on installing rotors before I do it.... and does it just come right off or do i have to do some kind of method or what??

08-15-2008, 12:23 AM	#17 (permalink)
MarKill Lumber Jack Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: MD, but In OH for school Posts: 277 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	i didn't know they came in....i was gonna take my dog out and i almost tripped on the the package and realized that it was my rotors..lol

08-15-2008, 12:41 AM	#18 (permalink)
Ku-sama Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bowie Maryland Posts: 912 Thanks: 6 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	you need a caliper press.