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So they did fall off. Hmm, whats up with that?
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Originally posted by KingpinSVT:
So they did fall off. Hmm, whats up with that?
My speculation of what happened on the Tercel may have happend to him also... I think the pad was worn down to the metal, which the metal backing ended up shaving quite a bit off the rotor, which allowed the pad to "fall out" of it's guides on the caliper.
At that point, hitting the brakes hard may have caused the pad to no longer be held by the caliper, and the metal on metal friction of the pad/rotor caused it to slide and make all sorts of racket until the little springy part that grabs inside the piston breaks off... and the pad just uhh... falls out.
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If you pad backing plate fell out. You had some other problem. The backing plate is wedged in between the caliper and caliper braket. If it is the right size it can't fall out. Whatever happened, it's likely that you over heated the entire assembly beyond what it is normally designed for and siezed the bolts. Did you use and PB blaster or even wd40, if not, stripping the bolts was your fault not Fords. 95% of people get them out with out a problem, the other 5% is user error.
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a corner of the metal bracket was worn off and that might have caused it to fall out. I need to get a new, non dog eaten, digital camera and show you guys.
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Again,
If it wore down, something else was wrong.
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The reason I say that is because I too had a pad come off the backing plate, and I know it had at least 30-40% of its life left (based on what was left on the 3 other rear pads).
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Originally posted by KingpinSVT:
The reason I say that is because I too had a pad come off the backing plate, and I know it had at least 30-40% of its life left (based on what was left on the 3 other rear pads).
Just about EVERY EBC Green pad I've seen has signs of, or has ACTUALLY delaminated. It's common with craptastic pads.
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Mine went south on the original pads.
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my question now is how do I get the bolts that hold the bracket that keeps the rotors in place when those are striped as well?
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I only ever undo the botls holding the bracket to the nub. I have NEVER had the need to undo the caliper from the bracket to do a brake job.
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