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Replaced brake pads now caliper wiggles Help!

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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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Default Replaced brake pads now caliper wiggles Help!

I replaced my rear brake pads and put everything back on correctly including the rubber gromet thing on the upper bolt, now the caliper wiggles a little and under hard braking will make a clunk noise. Both bolts are cranked down as hard as they can go

I took it apart and put it back together about 5 times and had no luck. Any tips?

I went over the manual and the only part I didnt follow was that I took both bolts off rather than swinging it upward.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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I just replaced all my pads, i managed to break one of the rear caliper bolts in half Did you take caliper completely off and make sure the pads where seated in the little metal tabs right? Idk why itd be wiggling...theres only that 1 top bolt holding my caliper on and it dont wiggle really.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Caccam
I just replaced all my pads, i managed to break one of the rear caliper bolts in half Did you take caliper completely off and make sure the pads where seated in the little metal tabs right? Idk why itd be wiggling...theres only that 1 top bolt holding my caliper on and it dont wiggle really.
Are you talking about it seating on the tabs that are attached on the errrrrr swing arm i guess or the little tab up inside the caliper?
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Hootie233
Are you talking about it seating on the tabs that are attached on the errrrrr swing arm i guess or the little tab up inside the caliper?
Meant the ones in the caliper...they bend easy.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 11:27 PM
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mine do the same thing, the noise sound kinda like a rub/clunk... weird noise
 
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 06:19 PM
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Well I rode around last night with this loose brake and managed to get a speeding ticket while doing it. I read on some forum that this is normal for floating calipers, does the f3 have a floating rear caliper?
 
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