I bought it at 90K miles so I doubt the calipers were rpl with aftermarket at such a young age. I plan to pull it apart in a couple of days to recheck the bearing preload and will look then.
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semlin said:touching the rotor is not a problem. It will not effect driving. I had to tap in my 100 series pads with a mallet and they were very tight on the inside and they contacted the rotors, but they went in and they were fine. Did you try removing the caliper and fitting the pads and caliper at the same time?
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=7874&highlight=100+caliper
Rich said:There should be clearance behind the piston for it to retract further so that the pads do not bind on the rotor when the brakes are not applied.
One possibility is that the current replacement factory rotors are slightly different than previous versions, such that 100 series pads, which were previously a tight fit are now a too tight fit.