Front brake pads problem

[dukey28]

Hi I have just bought a stomp hustler pit bike and to get it into my car iI had to take the front wheel off. When I got home I put the front wheel back on but noticed that one of the brake pads he fell out of the caliper. I found the pad in the boot of my car, it was the smallest pad that had fell out. So I removed the wheel and the caliper but there is no where for the pad to fit the gap is tiny I can see that the pad somehow butted up to the silver cylinder looking thing on the caliper but that is all the way out and touching the other pad. While the wheel was removed and the pad was missing my partner pressed the front brake leaver a few times, could this have caused it. As I'm new to this I have no clue what to do. I've seen a tutorial on this forum but the caliper and pads are different. What do I do?*Much appreciated

[fozzy9780]

for my front brake i accidently locked the caliper with no disc in it and had to reset it and my smallest pad i thought at first were does it kind of fit in to but i watched a vieo on youtube and it says that it just needs to slip in and then get your wheel on thats for my brake but i think it also depends weither it 1 or 2 cylinder brake hope it helps

[Roundy]

Just push the piston back in, if you can't do it with your hands use a g clamp or big set of pliers or something, make sure to put something over the piston when you do this, like a piece of wood or old brake pad, so you make sure it goes in straight.

[Petrol-head177]

Originally Posted by Roundy

Just push the piston back in, if you can't do it with your hands use a g clamp or big set of pliers or something, make sure to put something over the piston when you do this, like a piece of wood or old brake pad, so you make sure it goes in straight.

what roundy said, sounds like piston just needs pushing back in

[Dangle_kt]

If you really struggle to get it back in. Take the cap off the master clyinder res.just watch for splashes!

[dukey28]

Thanks for you replies, ill have a go tonight, i kind of thought thats what i had to do but i wasnt too sure, didnt want to just go and do it just incase it was wrong and it broke, how you secure the pad in?

cheers

[Richie88]

I've had similar problem today and can't figure out hownthe small pad fits in with the retaining clip

[pitdogrider]

This rear caliper assembly diagram might help you out -

http://www.dansmc.com/hydraulics_rearcaliper.JPG