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Don’t bother, the updated TSB concerning this issue instructs dealers to not attempt a fix since the problem will just reoccur. There is no “fix” for this issue, yet, and you are probably going to waste a lot of time only to have the same problem soon after.
Stay on top of your oil changes so that oil always reaches the vtc actuator asap upon startup to reduce the chances of actual damage.
Or tear into your engine and replace stuff for fun!
Update to this story : A few months have passed and the ring is gone. The pads have made contact and cleaned the rotor. This bears out Eric’s take that is a caliper in need of service.
That high pitched squeal at 5 seconds ? Sounds like rubber … rubbing. 😛 Slipping belt? Check tires for rub marks ? Examine rubber in the area you hear it from. That kind of noise is maddening, best luck to you!
Understood! I’m very grateful to be able to draw on everyone’s experience and I’ll post updates once I have them.
Thanks for weighing in Eric! I definitely cleaned all the surfaces mentioned and lubricated things well. The pads both move easily on the brake guides. The reason I’m not satisfied with my outcome here is because the other side is making much better contact, see the pic. This really is a minor problem considering there is no negative effect that I can feel but I am determined to try and figure out why this happens.
The recesses in the caliper bracket and the brake guides were well cleaned. I am starting to lean toward the piston as well. Every surface was cleaned to shiny level including the hub and the wheel. It’s getting cold around here, may take me a while to get to this but I will post results once I have them. Thanks again for this help!
Skunk, thanks for this input but these rear pistons are the screw in type so I cannot just push in the center.
Yeah, I cleaned the coating off the rotors. The pads have been given time to bed and there was only once a little smell which I associate with resins burning off a new pad which came from the front.
Thanks for your reply RochNoure. I did bleed the brakes on this 2nd brake job but I did not on the 1st and the same problem presented itself. There is no sponginess in the brake pedal so I’m fairly confident the bleed went well. I should also mention that brake wear from the last set of pads was even on the inner and outer brake pads for both rear tires which also leads me to think the pistons are moving well.
The rust ring on the outer edge is not present on the other rotor – the entire rotor surface is shiny. Both rear pistons compressed with the same amount of force applied so I assumed they are good but don’t have the experience to know for sure.
