Anyone have a good photo of how these go in? It is rediculous how many brake jobs i have done and I can't seem to get these correct... They are the wire clips. Thanks
Trent
I read this last night and thought if it wasn't raining cats and dogs out, it wasn't cold out, or very dark I would try getting a picture of the clips with the cell phone slid up there. Then it dawned on me, my car is 225 miles away, I am driving the truck right now. Maybe get you a couple of pictures tomorrow as the car needs the axle and stuff worked on and the tires are off anyway.
I went to the library and hunted down a great pic of the style brakes I have and asked for a photo copy. I keep it in the Bentley now. They are a bugger to get to stay. Something about where they catch and hold if I remember right. They either do or they are gone. I have spares in my tool box as well.
Get the later style used on mk2's. Better design. Easier to get to stay.
Ok I got the pics, the phone, the computer, and the forum. Finally ready to present the freaking clips of doom.
I say that because it seems they have this inner desire to be run over and keep popping off on my car.
But the pics: These are on the Kelsey=Hayes Style of calipers. The Bentley I have shows one picture, Fig 7-3 of these and it isn't real helpful either. Maybe you can get a sense of what to do with yours from them.
I find that the clip has to go between the tabs of the brakes and the part that doesn't move, or they just jump off and get run over by a Focus or something. The big tab has to tuck behind the caliper body.
The curved spring part gets tucked to the backside of the brake.
I actually had to file these down a bit to get them to stay in place between the brake pad tabs and the rest of the working parts.
I saved the pics and I am hopeful! Thanks alot!
Trent