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YOUR RESEARCHWhat's on the back of my brake pads?
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In case anyone's wondering, a loud brake pad will still be loud even with those dampers installed - my Cool Carbons were embarrassingly loud (Mrs.
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Haha, don't even attempt to use Pagid blacks on the street.
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Alternatively, you could just use a small flexible putty knife to separate the dampers from the pads while still seated in the brake pistons, then just leave the existing dampers in there for the new pads.
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Alternatively, you could just use a small flexible putty knife to separate the dampers from the pads while still seated in the brake pistons, then just leave the existing dampers in there for the new pads.
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Just doing a brake job on my '02 C2 and these these "pins" are attached to the back of the brake pads. (They fit into the pistons making it impossible to slide the pads out %$%#) What the heck are they and do I re-use them? New pads do not have them. Nothing in the parts books. Are they necessary?
You may also choose to peel them off and throw them away depending on your (a) tolerance for dealing with the damn things, and (b) depending on your pads, putting up with some extra squeal.
I junked the dampers 3 years ago - they turn a 15 minute per wheel brake job into a 45-minute per wheel brake job.
Agreed with above - I've tossed mine in the trash following all brake jobs. I haven't had any subsequent pad squeal or noise without them, but that could also depend on other factors such as the brake pads you choose and/or how loud you listen to the radio.
Alternatively, you could just use a small flexible putty knife to separate the dampers from the pads while still seated in the brake pistons, then just leave the existing dampers in there for the new pads.
Thanks guys - I popped the old pads in the vice, peeled them off and then re-installed them with the new pads. All back together. First brake job on the Porsche after 7 years of ownership and it was just something I wasn't expecting. They didn't show up in Van's excellent video. I'll probably toss them next time.
Sorry if this is wrong but does that picture not show the pistons. Inside those is a little mushroom type head that pushes in with the fibre anti rattle shim on it. See picture. It looks like the pistons are out with the AVS still attached. O_Sr
^ Yeah, and they can be an absolute b***h to use. I ruined at least one of them during my first 996 brake job - that was the last brake job where the dampers went back in the car. In case anyone's wondering, a loud brake pad will still be loud even with those dampers installed - my Cool Carbons were embarrassingly loud (Mrs. Schnell was not impressed)...
