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Old 03 January 2014, 05:31 PM
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Default Front brake metal wear detectors?

My wear detectors were touching my brake disks a few weeks back, it intermittently made a slight jangling sound, I bent the metal back and it went quiet, all of a sudden the noise is back but the detectors are no where near the disks. Do the OEM pads have detectors on all 4 pads? I'm not sure if you can check the pads on the inside of the wheels?
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Got the wife to squeeze under the car she says the inside pad has no material left, it's down to the bare metal. Looks like a front caliper piston is copying the back and sticking.

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Been considering these all night:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1310453276...84.m1423.l2649

I just wondered if X2 was a good make of Caliper. Only just realised.
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Originally Posted by RS_Matt
Been considering these all night:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1310453276...84.m1423.l2649

I just wondered if X2 was a good make of Caliper. Only just realised.


They are std subaru wrx calipers

X2 means you get 2 calipers
X4 means you get 4 pads
X2 means you get 2 discs

Just replace the pads in your own. Then check/ free up the pistons while doing so

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