Issue changing a brake caliper.

[EdGs]

My son has a 2002 Toyota Highlander AWD, and had one of his brake pads fall out.

I went over to help him and sure enough, the left outside rear pad was gone and the caliper had worn about 1/8 inch of the rotor surface and itself away.

I took him to the part store and he bought a new rotor, caliper, pads, and fluid.

I installed the caliper, and no matter what I did, I could not get the new banjo fitting and crush washers to seal at all. After dic-king around several times, it still would not seal.

Luckily, I kept the old screw and crush washers, and it sealed up on the first try.

Anybody ever have this issue?

 

[diymirage]

Crush washers to thin would be mt guess

 

[EdGs]

Crush washers to thin would be mt guess

Actually, the new ones seemed thicker that the ones that were originally there.

Definately weird, I tried and tried. No dice.

One thing I did not check was the length of the new banjo screw, maybe it was too long and bottoming out somehow.

 

[Atcer2018]

Actually, the new ones seemed thicker that the ones that were originally there.

Definately weird, I tried and tried. No dice.

One thing I did not check was the length of the new banjo screw, maybe it was too long and bottoming out somehow.

I agree, probably different length bolt/screw. Bottomed out before seal was made.

 

[EdGs]

I agree, probably different length bolt/screw. Bottomed out before seal was made.

Makes sense. It was tight, too. So much so that I was afraid I would strip the threads.