Thread: Brake help please....

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According to GM information, the wear indicator should be where the rotor turns into the caliber.

Some call this the "leading edge". Just make sure that as the rotor turns in the forward direction, the wear indicator would be "seeing" the leading surface of the rotor as it entered the pad zone.

So another way of description, if you put your finger on the rotor surface and think about turning the rotor in the forward direction, your finger would touch the wear indicator before the pad friction material.

Also, when I look at the GM illustrations for the caliper and pads, I do NOT see the other part. I do not know what is for at all? Best call Speedway to see what they say.

That goes on the inner pad (center of, vertically) It supposedly stops the pad from rattling when driving down the road. Do a test fit and if it isn't a snug fit on the pad, whack it a few times to close the tolerance of the fit. If you do not use it NOTHING bad will happen.

Originally Posted by JoeE42Ford

That goes on the inner pad (center of, vertically) It supposedly stops the pad from rattling when driving down the road. Do a test fit and if it isn't a snug fit on the pad, whack it a few times to close the tolerance of the fit. If you do not use it NOTHING bad will happen.

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your time.

Originally Posted by techinspector1

Anytime I see chromed suspension, steering or brake parts, I try to bring the builder's attention to the phenomenon of HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT.
It's the creation of free hydrogen atoms in the atomic structure of steel parts by the process of electrolytic plating of the parts. These free hydrogen atoms can be baked out of the pieces if they are baked within a few hours of being plated, but when you buy parts already chromed, you have no idea if they have been baked or not and if they were, when? I believe it was Pat Ganahl who said that he sees a couple hundred busted front ends a year on rod runs. Many of these could be the result of embrittlement and many could be the results of poor engineering in the first place. I just want you to know that it is possible that your chromed parts could crack internally and lay down on you at the worst possible time. Or they could last your lifetime and the next owner's lifetime.
Hydrogen embrittlement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Yes, I am aware of that, thanks.

What is he talking about? The break pads are chromed?

Originally Posted by SmokeShow01

What is he talking about? The break pads are chromed?

First of all it's brake pads and no he's referring to suspension pieces, axle, shock mounts, etc.