Front brake question - pin and e-clips?
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Heel & Toe
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Front brake question - pin and e-clips?
I am assembling a set of front C4 brake calipers that were apart when I got them and I have a question.
The brake hardware pin has two grooves. Which groove does the e-clip go on?
The brake hardware pin has two grooves. Which groove does the e-clip go on?
Safety Car
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From: St Marys GA
The pin is inserted from the outboard side, then the circlip goes on the groove on the pin, on the inboard-side of the caliper. Hopefully that makes sense? If there are 2 grooves at that location, I don't think it really matters; as long as the thing can't rattle out.
Le Mans Master
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From: Waukesha WI
St. Jude Donor '15
If you have J55 brakes (13in rotor) it goes on the outer one. If not (JL9 - 12in rotor) it goes on the inner one.
Or, it goes on whichever groove does the best job of keeping the pin from backing out.
Or, it goes on whichever groove does the best job of keeping the pin from backing out.
