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Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:56:56 +0100 From: Colin Stamp <col.dustbinnospamp.plus.com> Subject: Re: EBC red pads - too tick - 93 viggen
On 4 Apr 2007 08:17:26 -0700, "pzi" <pzinospamnet> wrote: >I got new EBC front 12.1 inch rotors and red ceramic pads for my '02 >viggen. Installed them and they make a lot of noise. They seem a bit >too tick and there is not enough clearance for the rotors. >Any ideas on how to gain some room between the pads? I drove for some >50 miles and the wear is not helping. >I am thinking about shaving some material from the outside of the pad >- or maybe take the pad to the grinder and taking some of the pad >contact surface. Assuming this isn't a troll, do not try to modify anything yourself. No offence, but you fundamentally don't understand how disk brakes are meant to work. Considering how safety critical brakes are, you might want to get a trusted mechanic to look at them. There should be virtually no clearance between the pads,disks and pistons at any time. Even if you reduce the thickness of the pads (which is pretty-much impossible to do safely without the right gear and knowledge) all that will happen is that the pistons will extend to fill the gap you've just made. What kind of noise are they making? Cheers, Colin.
