Brakes - small " W " shaped clips attached between

Post by **zorruno** » Wed Jan 10, 2001 1:11 pm

This info from Neil, who is not subscribed:

Gary Morrison · Post by **Gary Morrison** » Wed Jan 10, 2001 10:50 pm

And I had a number of rear sets made up by a spring maker locally copied
from the original - my car was missing them.

Fletcher Blades · Post by **Fletcher Blades** » Wed Jan 10, 2001 11:05 pm

It was I who wrote that artical.

They are not essential.

The brakes still stop the car, they are still safe, and I've not had
any on my car for several years, and they dont rattle.

I concede that your brakes may rattle without them. This is merely
annoying, it does not affect the safety of the vehicle, which is the
usual concern when talking about "brake problems".

Fletch.

ian cole · Post by **ian cole** » Thu Jan 11, 2001 8:52 am

I would not issue a WOF to a vehcle without these clips as the brakes have
been altered from manufacturers design. Ian

At 23:05 10-01-01 +1300, you wrote:
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Fletcher Blades · Post by **Fletcher Blades** » Thu Jan 11, 2001 5:37 pm

Really?

Most aftermarket pads, even the ones sold by Mazda, dont even have the
holes for them...

We're not talking about the stainless clips that stop the pads
rattling in the direction of disk rotation... They are fairly
important. Just the ones that spread the pads apart.. away from the
disk surface.

Obviously, I'm only a home mechanic, not a proffesional, and will
defer to your knowledge, but it just doesnt seem that important, and I
certainly cant see how its a saftey issue?

Fletch.