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    Need part number: Rear disc brakes

    I replaced my rear pads Last may.
    The outboard pad on the passengerside rear was completely worn out this weekend. Thats about 6 months. I didn't get the ****ty pads either. I'm missing a couple springs, for lack of a better term, that hold the pads away from the rotor when the brakes are not applied. They're shaped like a letter "M" I knew I was missing one because I lost it the first time I changed the rears, less than a year before the last time I did it.
    Anyways, now the other one is missing, so that seems the most obvious reason for the pads to wear so fast.
    Sooooo...........
    Can I get a part number??

    Thanks
    Ryan The middle child is always ignored
    BP powered 97LX Touring Edition
    Vibrant strut tower brace, KVR front brake pads, Tungsram Megalicht H4 headlight bulbs, Phillips Halogen H3 foglight bulbs.... 91 GT rims w/ 195 60 14 Yokohomo Mirada GTX sport

    #2
    I would also check your caliper slides. If they're sticking then the outboard pad is going to get held against the rotor after you've released the brakes and wear away material until it isn't touching the rotor anymore. This process will repeat every brake application. I've found this is the culprit when you have just one outside pad wearing faster than any others.
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      #3
      They weren't that bad when I replaced the pads today.
      Ryan The middle child is always ignored
      BP powered 97LX Touring Edition
      Vibrant strut tower brace, KVR front brake pads, Tungsram Megalicht H4 headlight bulbs, Phillips Halogen H3 foglight bulbs.... 91 GT rims w/ 195 60 14 Yokohomo Mirada GTX sport

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        #4
        Originally posted by TheMAN
        they are not available as separate parts, you MUST buy the whole OEM brake pad set which comes with new shims and retaining springs
        Thank you Edwin
        I just bought a set of rear brake pads. They came with shims but not the springs.
        They did have an "installation kit" for the front which had similar looking springs, but they were bigger than the ones I need for the rear. I asked if there was a similar "installation kit" for the rear, but I honestly can't remember what their answer was, if they'd had one and it was in stock at the time I would have bought it. So I guess either it was out of stock or there isn't one. I hate having a ****ty memory. Anyways, if there isn't one, what cars besides a second gen protege w/ rear discs would I be able to find them on?? Escort GT?? Another Mazda product?? MX-6 etc.........
        Ryan The middle child is always ignored
        BP powered 97LX Touring Edition
        Vibrant strut tower brace, KVR front brake pads, Tungsram Megalicht H4 headlight bulbs, Phillips Halogen H3 foglight bulbs.... 91 GT rims w/ 195 60 14 Yokohomo Mirada GTX sport

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          #5
          The "M" spring was broken on a friends Protege when I was doing a brake job...went down to the dealership and bought two more. It was like $8.

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            #6
            Originally posted by TheMAN
            let me guess, you bought aftermarket
            Hmmm.........
            I suppose I did.
            I assumed by OE you meant regular pads as opposed to a more performance oriented brand.
            Yeah I guess I did buy aftermarket pads then.
            ****.
            Off to the Junkyard I guess.
            Ryan The middle child is always ignored
            BP powered 97LX Touring Edition
            Vibrant strut tower brace, KVR front brake pads, Tungsram Megalicht H4 headlight bulbs, Phillips Halogen H3 foglight bulbs.... 91 GT rims w/ 195 60 14 Yokohomo Mirada GTX sport

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              #7
              CONCLUSION:

              After going to several Junk yards, I decided what the ****, try a few parts places. I went to local NAPA, had to order it. Went to another place, they had what I was looking for. ~16 bucks out the door.
              Went home, took me more time to jack the car, and take the wheel of than it did to change the springs, or rather install the springs.

              DAVENS: I didn't see your post until after I posted this.

              Anyways, thanks for the suggestions from everybody that suggested.
              Last edited by midnightblue97; 11-10-2003, 07:02 PM.
              Ryan The middle child is always ignored
              BP powered 97LX Touring Edition
              Vibrant strut tower brace, KVR front brake pads, Tungsram Megalicht H4 headlight bulbs, Phillips Halogen H3 foglight bulbs.... 91 GT rims w/ 195 60 14 Yokohomo Mirada GTX sport

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                #8
                Whatever, they didn't come with the ****in springs, just like the other times I bought pads for the back.
                Had to do some driving around to find the ****.
                Inconvenience?? Yeah.
                Was it really that big of a ****in deal?? No.
                Ryan The middle child is always ignored
                BP powered 97LX Touring Edition
                Vibrant strut tower brace, KVR front brake pads, Tungsram Megalicht H4 headlight bulbs, Phillips Halogen H3 foglight bulbs.... 91 GT rims w/ 195 60 14 Yokohomo Mirada GTX sport

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