Hi,i just changed my rear brake pads today and i seem to have a little problem.When i release the brake pedal the pads keep on putting pressure on the rotor.I did a little test ride thinking that it might go away but it stayed the same.As you can imagine it doesn't take very long for the rotor and the caliper to become very hot and that's not good at all.I check everything and all the pieces seem to be in the right place so what now .Am i forgetting something here.Help me please

Take the metal anti-rattle shims off of the back side of the pads. Some new replacement pads are too thick with the shims installed.

Make sure the pads are installed correctly.

You may have a seized caliper. Sometimes there is dirt on the pistons and when you push them back in the dirt causes one or more of them to seize up. You may have to order a seal kit and pop the pistons out. No big deal really.

I already took out everything i could (shims and all) and i cleaned the caliper and piston before i push them back in.The pads may still be too thick...i'm going to try to make them a little bit thinner.

What about trying to take the top off the master cylinder - maybe there is no room for the fluid to go to when yo try and push the pads back in , I had this years ago on my 78 F100 4WD truck - had a big arse "G" cramp on the caliper after unbolting it because I could not get the pads in . I could get the pistons back but when I released the clamp they slowly moved back in, took the m/c cap off and fluid pissed everywhere but the pistons stayed back . I actually just did my pads this arvo as the rears were down and starting to wear on the disc , the fronts were only 1/2 gone but I got new EBC HH pads for the front ( already had them in ) and took the best of the fronts and put them in the rear to replace the stock Honda Nissin pads as I didn't want to have worn pads on the front and new on the rear and it saved me $ 56 . I am guessing that they are the original pads ( 39 000 km ), just in time as the weather is starting to warm up - tomorrow 10-29C should be nice for the ride home to and from work

Thanks Guys but i decided to go with a little sandpaper and everything is A+.I guess my pads were just too thick.I'm now a happy man.

What kind of pads were they?