Claaarkio

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Good morning,

I am in the process of cleaning up a set of second hand 4 pots to go on my 93WRX, while dismantling them I notice that they have metal plates / shims between the pistons and the pads, will i get new shims when i buy new pads? its just because the ones on there look a bit old.

cheers

Dave

alcazar

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I think it will depend on where you get the pads, and who makes 'em.

I bought some s/h calipers and discs for the rear of my Scoob. The calipers were off different cars, and one set of pads was more worn than the other, so I bought a new set.

The old ones had sort of hard rubber shims on, the new ones didn't.

I put the old, and new in the oven, used a sharp knife to peal the shims off the old ones once the glue had set, and stuck them carefully onto the new ones, before allowing them to cool.

BTW: I remember those shims, Mine were stainless and cleaned up well with wire wool

Alcazar

Claaarkio

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Intersting, so you dont need them, but i guess its better that they are there, does it help the pistons push the pads evenly?

I'll have a go at cleaning the shims up then

Cheers

Dave

stoneface

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They are anti squeel shims fit shims and coat shim to piston contact faces with copaslip.

Aztec Performance Ltd

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Change the pistons seals while your at it - saves alot of headache further down the road and the seal kit is only around £35 from dealers.

Claaarkio

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Already stripping them down mate, and have the seal kit on order, 23 quid for all the seals needed for both front calipers. (plus PnP)

Dave

Claaarkio

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Out of interest can you buy these seperately ? or do they only come with decent pads?

Dave

solaman

where did u buy seal kit from m8 needing kit for my front 4 pots

cheers

damian.

Claaarkio

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here mate:

Subaru 4 Pot Caliper Repair Kit for 2 x Calipers


Dave