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[V6 CDX-er]

Just finished changing my front discs and pads. My front pads were down to the metal, (new car to me, so not my doing).

Upon tidying up, I tossed the old pads in the corner of my garage with all the other rubbish. it was then that I noticed that a thin metal plate had come off the back of them.



Looks like these go piston side of the caliper, I assume to help spread the load onto the brake pad that the piston generates?

So, having had a bit of a "whoops" moment, realising that the new pads didn't have these plates supplied with them, do I now need to diss-assemble my front brakes, (both sides), to fit these metal plates?

Are the very thin metal plates actually any significant use? Do I stand a good chance of the front pads cracking and breaking up without the plate fitted? Or should I just forget about them and drive the car anyway?


Sorry for the seemingly stupid question, but I'm a bit of a newbie at all of this.

Cheers.

[aaronjb]

They are, I believe, the anti-squeal shims to stop the brakes going squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee every time you use them .. your choice if you refit them, I guess

(If you used copperease on the back of the pads then you probably won't get any squeal at first, anyway, not until the grease boils off..)

[V6 CDX-er]

They are, I believe, the anti-squeal shims to stop the brakes going squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee every time you use them .. your choice if you refit them, I guess

(If you used copperease on the back of the pads then you probably won't get any squeal at first, anyway, not until the grease boils off..)

Cheers Aaron.

If there is no damage of my pads breaking up under the pressure, then i think I'll leave them off. Plenty of copperslip used, so shouldn't be too much of an issue regarding the squeeling.

TBH the backing plates wern't in too good a condition anyway, and frankly I can't be bothered to strip the front brakes down again, just to fit these.

Lesson learned though. Thanks for your help 

[Kevin Wood]

keep hold of them and, if they squeal, refit them.

Kevin

[aaronjb]

If there is no damage of my pads breaking up under the pressure, then i think I'll leave them off. Plenty of copperslip used, so shouldn't be too much of an issue regarding the squeeling.

TBH the backing plates wern't in too good a condition anyway, and frankly I can't be bothered to strip the front brakes down again, just to fit these.

Lesson learned though. Thanks for your help 

No worries - and you're right, no danger of any damage at all.. as Kevin says, if they start to squeak then you can stick them back in if you keep hold of them (because believe me, it'll really get on your wick after a couple of journeys )

[Kevin Wood]

The original pads on mine had shims bonded to the back of the pads, and not easily removable. The trade club pads I replaced them with didn't have any, so I refitted without.

The did squeak for a while but I haven't noticed that vein on my temple twitching when braking recently so I guess they've quietened down.

Kevin

[aaronjb]

The original pads on mine had shims bonded to the back of the pads, and not easily removable. The trade club pads I replaced them with didn't have any, so I refitted without.

The did squeak for a while but I haven't noticed that vein on my temple twitching when braking recently so I guess they've quietened down.

Kevin

That's an interesting kind of braking force meter..