Brake Pad Installation Woes
10-21-2010, 02:26 PM
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GUYS, PLEASE HELP! Brake Pad Installation issues with squeal clips and shims (w/pic)
Some questions for you guys...
Installing pads on a 2002 Max and have run into some trouble (as this setup has some peculiar additions compared to a typical setup). First, all 4 replacement pads (Akebono) have spring shims on all 4 pads (normally just on two, one for the inside only) and I am left to wonder, does the spring shim seat in the top slot or the bottoms slot of the pad holder? I would think the top slot. And the second question and most important... how in the world are you supposed to connect the anti-rattle springs to the pads on this setup (the weird record player needle looking things at the top of the pad holder)? Thanks.
Installing pads on a 2002 Max and have run into some trouble (as this setup has some peculiar additions compared to a typical setup). First, all 4 replacement pads (Akebono) have spring shims on all 4 pads (normally just on two, one for the inside only) and I am left to wonder, does the spring shim seat in the top slot or the bottoms slot of the pad holder? I would think the top slot. And the second question and most important... how in the world are you supposed to connect the anti-rattle springs to the pads on this setup (the weird record player needle looking things at the top of the pad holder)? Thanks.
Last edited by soundquest; 10-21-2010 at 11:37 PM.
10-22-2010, 05:08 AM
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Very hard to tell by your photo. Most pads today have shims attached to both inner and outer. The anti squeal compound really doesn't belong all over the place, a little on the back of the pad. Don't quit your day job. Brakes are an important item. You should really have someone look in person at this before heading near a schoolyard.
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