when the brakes wear down, does the slider move towards the middle of the car? the outside of the car? or stay round about where it is?
just had those brackets re-welded, now looking at the sliders, i didn't give them much thought before... now i'm worried they'll not
let the pads wear down right
As the piston's on the inside the slider must move inwards to compensate for wear on the outer pad
ah... i thought as much. will have to take the pads out to check how far it can move then i guess...
thanks
You don't need to take the pads out, just check the thickness of material on the pad - it can't move further than that unless you're
planning on going metal to metal on the discs/pads!
ah yeah, but i don't really know how much movement the sliders got in it to start with 
actually i've got one that not on the car, so i can check with that one
[Edited on 9/3/10 by blakep82]
so when the pads are new the rubber bellows are all squeezed up, and as the wear they expand? is that correct?
so, like this when new pads are in
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and this when they're worn?
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because this is how they sit now, with new pads in
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[Edited on 9/3/10 by blakep82]
yes, that is how they go.
But in the middle of your 3 pictures the piston would be sticking out.
Matt
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Originally posted by matt_gsxr
yes, that is how they go.
But in the middle of your 3 pictures the piston would be sticking out.
Matt