[Freeridin']

Went to replace the pads on the Hayes 9s. Usually I take the pads out and push the pistons all the ways back until they are flush with the caliper. The pistons won't retract far enough and the pads are too close to the rotor.

I've used lots of pressure and they still are too close together. Would bleeding them fix this issue?

 

[zebrahum]

Are the pistons perfectly straight? Get a flashlight and check before you go pushing anymore. It should never take a large amount of force to push pistons back in. If they appear to be straight, flip the lever so the bleeder is straight up, take out the block and then go back to gently prying the pistons apart. If they still don't go in straight, you might need to blow out the pistons, clean them, and put it all back together and bleed it.

 

[mellow_sparky]

sometimes they are slow to push back in, but they should go all the way back. i had a similar issue and the tech from hayes advised to slowly pump the pistons out - not all the way, but quite a bit. then use a Q-tip to rub DOT4 around the edges of the piston to help lube it. then push them back in.

 

[Freeridin']

Figured it out.

Turns out there was a little too much fluid in the line.

 

[ultraNoob]

Figured it out.

Turns out there was a little too much fluid in the line.

Happened to me a while back when I did my very first brake bleed. I bled the brakes with the old pads on. After I wore out the pads, I went to put new ones and I couldn't get the pistons to go in all the way. Bled them proper and I was kosher.

 

[Snowflake]

Ultimate Hayes 9 fix.... Buy Saints, throw Hayes 9s in the garbage.

 

[ultraNoob]

Ultimate Hayes 9 fix.... Buy Saints, throw Hayes 9s in the garbage.

Ok mr. moneybags... how bout I throw my 9's in the trash and YOU buy me some 2010 saints?

 

[Snowflake]

I was just joking around =)

-Ms. Brokeass (That is extremely lucky to wind up with saints, after running hayes 9 for the last year.)