Changing the pads and have a question. I removed the old f/r pads and noticed a thin metal piece attached to them. In the attached picture, the pad on the left is the rear pad with the metal piece still attached, the pad on the right is the front pad with the metal piece removed and sitting next to it. Note: these metal pieces are not the removable pieces with the clips that easily came off the old pads.
Questions:
Should these metal pieces be removed from the old pads and attached to the new pads? (new pads did not come with them)
Are these "shims"? and are they absolutely necessary? What happens if you don't use them on the new pads?
Thanks in advance for the help!
btw, ordered the pads from autopartswarehouse.com, CTEK semi-metallic OEM, $65 total for f/r, part numbers CE102.12840 and CE102.12020. Shipping was fast and free.
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Questions:
Should these metal pieces be removed from the old pads and attached to the new pads? (new pads did not come with them)
Are these "shims"? and are they absolutely necessary? What happens if you don't use them on the new pads?
Thanks in advance for the help!
btw, ordered the pads from autopartswarehouse.com, CTEK semi-metallic OEM, $65 total for f/r, part numbers CE102.12840 and CE102.12020. Shipping was fast and free.
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