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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / November 2007Nissan Armada brakes
Is there any trick to retract the pistons on the rear calipers of a Nissan Armada? My niece has been told that she needs new rear pads and the rotors turned down. She wants me to look at it to save $300.  SignatureMike Walsh > Is there any trick to retract the pistons on the rear calipers of a Nissan Armada? My niece has been told that she needs new rear pads and the rotors turned down. She wants me to look at it to save $300. > > -- > Mike Walsh The first trick is to include at minimum model year and 2WD/4WD when asking for suspension/chassis/brake help. I'm guessing from your question that you haven't even looked at the brake setup yet? The 4WD model has a straight-forward parking brake drum-in-rotor design that requires no special *trick*, you simply compress the piston back into its bore, preferably with the bleeder open to keep from back flushing the ABS HCU with old and possibly contaminated fluid. I would assume 2WD is the same, but don't know. Toyota MDT in MO > > Is there any trick to retract the pistons on the rear calipers of a Nissan Armada? My niece has been told that she needs new rear pads and the rotors turned down. She wants me to look at it to save $300. 7> > > > -- > > Mike Walsh [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Toyota MDT in MO I believe it is a 2005, 2WD. I have not seen it and will not until she comes to town next week. I had assumed that the parking brake worked the brake pad piston, because that seems to be the most common configuration. SignatureMike Walsh > > > Is there any trick to retract the pistons on the rear calipers of a Nissan Armada? My niece has been told that she needs new rear pads and the rotors turned down. She wants me to look at it to save $300. > 7> > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > I believe it is a 2005, 2WD. I have not seen it and will not until she comes to town next week. I had assumed that the parking brake worked the brake pad piston, because that seems to be the most common configuration. I looked at it today. The pistons retracted with no problems. I didn't hear any noise, which she had complained about, but I did notice some pulsation through the steering with moderate braking. The front brakes and suspension look good. I replace the rear pads (worn) and rotated the tires (crisscrossed). Drove it again and still the same. SignatureMike Walsh > > > > Is there any trick to retract the pistons on the rear calipers of a Nissan Armada? My niece has been told that she needs new rear pads and the rotors turned down. She wants me to look at it to save $300. > > 7> > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > I looked at it today. The pistons retracted with no problems. I didn't hear any noise, which she had complained about, but I did notice some pulsation through the steering with moderate braking. The front brakes and suspension look good. I replace the rear pads (worn) and rotated the tires (crisscrossed). Drove it again and still the same. I'm confused. You *looked* at the front end and it looked ok? Did you not see the front rotor surfaces were either out of parallel or warped? This is made much eaiser with a dial indicator and rotor micrometer, but I suppose Superman could survey a rotor with the naked eye. Anyway, turn the front rotors or replace them if they are too thin. Toyota MDT in MO
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