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Replacing my front pads on my 1981, and noticed all the red silicone or adhesive on the pads,is this necessary as I’m replacing with new rotors also,so,once I put them on they shouldn’t move or slide,or do I need to put the silicone back on them.
Thanks
How are you ensuring that you end up with (nearly) zero runout on the new rotors?
If you skip this step, you'll be rebuilding your calipers soon. Or are you doing that now anyway, since you took them apart, which you don't need to do to change pads?
No need to put anything on the back of the pads. I hope you are rebuilding the calipers with new seals, pistons, etc. Have they ever been sleeved in stainless steel? That inner bearing looks suspect. How is the outer bearing? How old are the rubber brake hoses? Jerry
Yep,all new seal and bearings,new rotor and pads,calipers are sleeved,and replaced them with new O ring kit,as it had old seals in them,but they had been sleeved prior.and yes,I see no need for it,I’m assuming they used that to hold in place to attached them thanks.
The lubricant listed above are designed for a floating caliper. Most all modern automobiles use a floating caliper design. The 65 to 82 Corvettes used a fixed caliper and do not need the lubricant. The fixed design used by GM worked well as long as run out problems were addressed and corrected. Years ago an anti-squeal pad was available for fixed caliper pads. I still have a set on my 68. I also add a slight chamfer on the edge of each pad with a file to cut down on brake squeal as well. The goal is to prevent the pad from vibrating. Jerry
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