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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Malcolm_D on 24 August 2011, 22:20:02

Title: Rear brake pad retaining pins
Post by: Malcolm_D on 24 August 2011, 22:20:02

I have just replaced the rear brake pads on my 2002 2.6 Elite, the pads (Ferodo) were bought from my local motor factors who are reliable and very helpful. When I fitted them I had to reuse the old pins as the ones supplied with the new pads were about 10mm too short. I queried this with the motor factors but despite checking other pad kits and checking with different suppliers nothing of a similar length could be found.
I suggested that it may be because the rear discs are vented but the guy at the motor factors had checked later models with vented discs without success.
Does anyone have an answer to this issue or better still an OE number of a rear brake pad kit which includes retaining pins of the correct length? The short ones are 73mm in length.

Title: Re: Rear brake pad retaining pins
Post by: TheBoy on 24 August 2011, 22:24:01

It will be down to vented discs.

There is no issue with reusing the old ones :y

Title: Re: Rear brake pad retaining pins
Post by: feeutfo on 24 August 2011, 22:43:53

Could either

Re use the old ones if they are intact

Buy the pin kit on it's own.

Buy oe pads as they have pins, springs, and shims included. But they are expensive.

Ferrodo pads are shite not the best ime.

Title: Re: Rear brake pad retaining pins
Post by: twiglet on 24 August 2011, 23:01:13

fitting kit part number 9192128  :y

Title: Re: Rear brake pad retaining pins
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 24 August 2011, 23:38:21

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It will be down to vented discs.

There is no issue with reusing the old ones :y

True and true. I had exactly the same problem. I have an unused fixing kit complete with the shorter non-vented pins if anyone needs them. :y

Title: Re: Rear brake pad retaining pins
Post by: John_Clayton on 25 August 2011, 17:36:52

I have just purchased rear pads, discs and a fitting kit for my 1998 2.5 V6 Tourer. The pins came from Motaquip, part no. VMK 726 and they are also much shorter than the ones on the car. Here's a photo:- (http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f141/hollis583/?action=view&current=Brakepins.jpg)

I decided to use the new ones and found I could just get them to fit with the spring bit halfway in, but they certainly should be longer and I'll be informing the trader who supplied them.

Title: Re: Rear brake pad retaining pins
Post by: John_Clayton on 25 August 2011, 17:38:43

Don't know what happened to the photo. I'll try again.

(http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f141/hollis583/?action=view&current=Brakepins.jpg)

Title: Re: Rear brake pad retaining pins
Post by: John_Clayton on 25 August 2011, 17:41:19

I can't get the photo to appear despite doing exactly what it tells me to when I right click the icon!

Title: Re: Rear brake pad retaining pins
Post by: alexw80 on 25 August 2011, 20:46:13

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I can't get the photo to appear despite doing exactly what it tells me to when I right click the icon!

This?
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f141/hollis583/Brakepins.jpg)