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Old 29 Sep 2005, 11:51 pm
jim beam
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Default Re: Quiet shims creeping out from between pad and piston

Apple Dumpling wrote:
> I heard a scraping noise from the front right wheel area on my 90
> Accord. I figured the brake pad had worn down to the squeeker so bought
> a new set of pads. When I got the wheel off I could see that the quiet
> shims had crept out about 3/8 in so that they would drag on the disk.
> That part was pretty chewed up. I ordered all 3 shims, not local
> stock. I don't understand how this can happen. The shims are secured
> by ears which slip over the pad. I replaced the pads myself about 40K
> miles ago. You would think that an assembly error would have shown up
> a long time ago. Any idea what went wrong??
> Bob


bend the tabs/ears back and the shims cannot slide.

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