[Shotimes] Rear Brake Pad warning! Design defect with some pads!

[d.rosicke@snet.net]

When I tried to align it, the caliper either wouldn't fit or was too loose
and wouldn't tighten properly with the E-brake.  These are reman calipers,
and I don't know if they did something else to them, but I don't have any
noises now.

Dave R.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Kegel [mailto:d.kegel@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 10:23 PM
To: 'David Rosicke'; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Rear Brake Pad warning! Design defect with some
pads!


That "tit" that you cut off is supposed to be there.  It fit's in the
groove that is in the face of the caliper piston.  You must not have
your piston in the proper orientation.

Dave Kegel

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David Rosicke
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 5:41 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] Rear Brake Pad warning! Design defect with some
pads!


I ran into an issue over the past few weeks.  The rear brakes were
chirping and if you pressed them brakes lightly, the rear brakes clunked
badly.  Extremely annoying, and I was concerned since I felt it wasn't
safe.  Well, I replaced the pads (the ones on there were about 3/16"
left with the vibration insulators falling off) and the chirping became
worse!  After putting up with this for two weeks, I bought new rotors
today.  As I put the new ones on, I found that the calipers didn't want
to fit right.  I took the assembly back apart and carefully examined
everything.  I found the 'tit' at the bottom of the brake pad was
touching the caliper piston, preventing even contact/pressure of the
inner pad.  I cut the 'tit' off, put everything back together and did
not see any unevenness of the contact.
Road test:
No more noises - NONE!!

Note:  This problem is not an issue on the outside pads, and your pad
vendor may have already have a solution.  I did not find any vendor in
Auto-Zone that had a large thickness vibration insulator or a no-tit
pad.

Dave R.

'91+, lightly modified...
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