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Old 08-09-2017, 09:44 PM   #3
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Re: Front Caliper Questions

1. You can buy a kit at your local auto parts store to rebuild your calipers. Most people just get another set of calipers since it isn't much more money. I may be one of those guys. I don't see much importance having the original calipers on.

2. The bushings are still in your calipers, see the silver sleeves in the cast iron caliper ears? They are designed to let you tighten the bolts completely, but let the caliper "float" in and out as the pads wear down. "Damn my eyes". I see all four of them now. Thanks for confirming I was only missing them with my eyes.

3. The clip with the rivet is there to cause noise when the pads get thin enough for it to contact the rotor surface. It's a warning of sorts to tell you that the brake pads are getting dangerously thin. Ah,
so that's the "metal on metal."


The pads are interchangeable left & right, but there is an inner and outer. Usually the inner has a clip on the metal side of the pad to hold it up to the piston of the caliper. If all 4 of your pads are as thick as the one in the picture, they still have plenty of life left in them. They all look good, thank you.
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