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I took out the original caliper bracket, sprayed the rotor with Brakleen, brought in the new bracket and re-assembled it in the rotor with the old pads (they're a week old). I naturally bedded in the brakes again since I sprayed the rotor with Brakleen and had to take out the pads for this procedure. Important note: there was a gap (an actual empty space) between the new bracket and the actual caliper, about 3/4'' thick. I "bridged" it by torquing the pins that connect both components really hard. That ended up pulling the caliper pin towards the caliper and once I was done there was no more gap (I had not experienced this issue with the original bracket). I just did it today [took me a couple hours] and was wondering whether my procedure was safe/correct (replacing original caliper bracket with duralast bracket and keeping the original caliper).
What makes this problem better or worse?
Original bracket had a seized pin and we couldn't get it out so it had to be replaced
How long has your 2009 Nissan Versa had this problem?
Since I bought the car (it's a used car)
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Hello, without a first-hand evaluation of your vehicle I couldn't say anything for sure. Being that this is a safety component, giving you advice without being able to verify would be difficult and not very smart. However, if you are using direct replacement parts from a valid source it should be fine. I would strongly recommend you replace the same part on both sides of the vehicle, however, because mixing parts left to right could cause issues.