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Originally Posted by steelhorse
The piston will stay in till you pump the brake pedal. Make sure you pump up the brakes before you try to drive it or you will have no brakes.
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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck
To compress the caliper, open the bleeder valve and push in. You should be able to do it by had using the old brake shoe once the valve is open.
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These suggestions sound conflicting but I'll first try moving the piston without bleading the valve and hoping the piston stays depressed after I remove the spreader (on order 2 day Amazon).
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Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter
That stripe in the brake pad is from the factory groove in 71-72 rotors. They are not smooth like 73-87 rotors (and aftermarket replacements) are. That's one way you can spot a 71-2 with original rotors.
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This sounds accurate. I'm 100% sure the groove on the rotors is OEM. The ridge on the pads seems to be there to align them with the rotors. I think I busted some of the ridge off on the pads removing them originally, but 99% of the surface area for stopping is the flat part of the pads.