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New-to-me-2014 with 106k miles. The brakes were clearly in need of some attention as there was vibration when braking, so I decided to order new Rotors and Pads from RockAuto:
CENTRIC 12052002
BREMBO P09004N
Those parts should be correct.
So, I believe that I did it "by the book" and removed everything, put the new rotors on, pushed the caliper back in (although it kinda had a see-saw motion as I pushed one the other went up), lubricated the ends of the pads, put them in and fed one pin (lubricated) in the bottom and then pushed the spring thing down till I could put the other caliper pin in and then lightly hammered the back until they were seated.
Did that for both and then got in the car.
- Pushed the pedal and it went down to the floor (expected)
- Tesla showed a warning about low brake fluid for a few seconds (unexpected) and then went away and didn't mention it again
- The pedal had too much movement and it felt as if the front brakes weren't engaging
- I moved forward a few feet and could hear rubbing
- Checked the Brake Fluid and it seems full, so I can't imagine how air would've gotten in.
I'm not a super-pro on brakes, but I've done front brakes several times and never run into issues before and don't know what I've done wrong. I took a (bad) picture of it and marked where the front right seems to be dragging.
What the heck did I do wrong and how do I fix it?
CENTRIC 12052002
BREMBO P09004N
Those parts should be correct.
So, I believe that I did it "by the book" and removed everything, put the new rotors on, pushed the caliper back in (although it kinda had a see-saw motion as I pushed one the other went up), lubricated the ends of the pads, put them in and fed one pin (lubricated) in the bottom and then pushed the spring thing down till I could put the other caliper pin in and then lightly hammered the back until they were seated.
Did that for both and then got in the car.
- Pushed the pedal and it went down to the floor (expected)
- Tesla showed a warning about low brake fluid for a few seconds (unexpected) and then went away and didn't mention it again
- The pedal had too much movement and it felt as if the front brakes weren't engaging
- I moved forward a few feet and could hear rubbing
- Checked the Brake Fluid and it seems full, so I can't imagine how air would've gotten in.
I'm not a super-pro on brakes, but I've done front brakes several times and never run into issues before and don't know what I've done wrong. I took a (bad) picture of it and marked where the front right seems to be dragging.
What the heck did I do wrong and how do I fix it?