Re: Rattling Brake Pads (rear)

["basfe25" <drrub46@xxxx>]

Jan,

I am in the process of installing my brake calipers (front and rear) 
and when I was buying some parts from, including the anti-squeel 
shims, I asked the same question about the rear ones. They don't 
exist or at least Rob didn't carry them (he had the front shims 
only). You could probably "modify" front shims to work on the rear 
by trimming them and making the pin holes larger. 

If the pins are worn out or the pin holes on the pads are worn 
larger then they should be replaced.


Steve
--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Jan van de Wouw <jvdwouw@xxxx> wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Yesterday I discovered a slight rattle at my left rear wheel
> when rolling. Since it disappeared when I touched the brakes
> ever so slightly (not slowing the car) I gathered it was the
> brake pads rattling.
> When checking for this I discovered my guess to be right, and
> found one of my wheelstuds to be stripped, so I had to replace
> that one with one I fortunately still had lying around on my
> broken hub carrier.
> 
> But here's what surprised me; there were no anti rattle shims
> on the calipers on either side... Ths front DOES have them.
> I can't seem to find them in the partsmanual either.
> Even more surprising is that the rattle isn't the pads rattling
> against the cilinders or rotor, but on the retaining pins.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what I can try to solve this?
> I think leaving it this way will cause the rattle to become
> even worse over time, but replacing the pads while still good
> is kind of a waste in my opinion. Maybe replacing the pins?
> Anyone know a cross-over for this so I don't have to order
> just two pins from overseas? If I had to costs would be tripled
> or more by the time I'd have them...
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> JAN van de Wouw
> Thinking Different... Using a Mac...
> Living the Dream... Driving a DeLorean...
> 
> #05141 "Dagger" since Sept. 2000
> 
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