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[Andy B]

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Actually that might have been a Vectra C

Astra G have a clip fixed to one of them ....... never done a vectra 

[05omegav6]

I lose track until recently was looking after 3 Vectras and the Omega, brake changes tend to blur into each other...

[omega3000]

I've always found that one pad has a bloody great spring clip welded to whilst the other does not

Oddly, the clip only fits the piston side

Actually that might have been a Vectra C

 

Just fitted pads this morning , think im going to have to take them to bits again to check they are on right , never noticed any shim 

[Andy B]

I've always found that one pad has a bloody great spring clip welded to whilst the other does not

Oddly, the clip only fits the piston side

Actually that might have been a Vectra C

 

Just fitted pads this morning , think im going to have to take them to bits again to check they are on right , never noticed any shim 

On an Omega? they don't have a shim, but one of the pads has a rubber-ish coating on the back

[TheBoy]

From memory, OE pads have shims, and fit any way. TC has 2 pads with a rubber back, which goes opposite piston. TC pads need a chamfer filed on leading edge if not present.

[omega3000]

I've always found that one pad has a bloody great spring clip welded to whilst the other does not

Oddly, the clip only fits the piston side

Actually that might have been a Vectra C

 

Just fitted pads this morning , think im going to have to take them to bits again to check they are on right , never noticed any shim 

On an Omega? they don't have a shim, but one of the pads has a rubber-ish coating on the back

Yep definitely going to have to take them to bits on omega  May have to climb inside wheelie bin to check the old ones 

[LC0112G]

On an Omega? they don't have a shim, but one of the pads has a rubber-ish coating on the back

It's a bit like Hoover, and tappet. They may not be 'shims' in the original sense of the word, but anything stuck to the back of a brakepad is now known as a 'shim'

[05omegav6]

Isn't the 'shim' the thin plate that comes away from the pads once there cooked

[omega3000]

Isn't the 'shim' the thin plate that comes away from the pads once there cooked

Thats on the rears  They just fall off 

[Andy B]

On an Omega? they don't have a shim, but one of the pads has a rubber-ish coating on the back

It's a bit like Hoover, and tappet. They may not be 'shims' in the original sense of the word, but anything stuck to the back of a brakepad is now known as a 'shim'

Perhaps I should have said hey don't have a steel shim (like some cars' brakes) 

[Webby the Bear]

I think the word 'shim' as others have eluded to is a term that many use and don't know what it means.... me included.

I thought shims were the removable pieces of metal that fit to the caliper bracket that the pads ride on.... then I've seen some pads that have that removable plate on the back...also referred to as a shim.

What is that plate for anyway???

[TheBoy]

What is that plate for anyway???

Antisqueal

[Webby the Bear]

What is that plate for anyway???

Antisqueal

Why don't they all have it?

[TheBoy]

What is that plate for anyway???

Antisqueal

Why don't they all have it?

Cost I expect

[Webby the Bear]

What is that plate for anyway???

Antisqueal

Why don't they all have it?

Cost

Ok, thanks