Rear Pad Carrier - can't get bolts to line up

[James28]

So I removed the rear driver side pad carrier as usual to inspect the pads.
However I now can't get the bolt holes to line up to bolt it back on. The pad is flush against the back, and the piston is wounder in, but the holes just don't line up as can be seen below:

Any ideas?

 

[Darren S]

Lol - you hit the same issue that I did a while back! :wink:

Stick a long, sturdy screwdriver in that top hole and lever it to the left. It moves with hardly any effort, allowing the line-up of the bolts again.

 

[James28]

Lol - you hit the same issue that I did a while back! :wink:

Stick a long, sturdy screwdriver in that top hole and lever it to the left. It moves with hardly any effort, allowing the line-up of the bolts again.

Is as if the disk is sitting too far out though?! I can't get it to shift left any further. I literally unbolted the two bolts looked at the carrier and pads, went to put it back on and now this!

 

[Djw John]

Just pull the caliper towards the disc.

 

[James28]

Cheers guys. I'm a r****d

 

[Darren S]

Cheers guys. I'm a r****d

Been there, done that. It was so obvious that I thought the problem had to be elsewhere!

 

[Jimbob 2705]

Been there, done that. It was so obvious that I thought the problem had to be elsewhere! :smile:

I've also done it, easily done...but you do feel a bit of a tit afterwards!

 

[Mr Plums]

Ive done this too lol.