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Jul 16, 2015 | 05:11 PM

Christi@n

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Proper way to use brake alignment tool

Hi please, Can someone explain me how to proper use brake alignment tool, i've recently replaced rear brake pads, and i didn't need to use it, should it left inside caliper? Or is it just to make an alignment?

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Jul 16, 2015 | 11:25 PM

chadk

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interesting. I too would like to know this.

Jul 18, 2015 | 03:44 PM

Christi@n

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No one?

Jul 18, 2015 | 04:03 PM

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That was packaged with what component you bought for your '95 Corvette? A rear caliper reman OR?

Jul 18, 2015 | 04:41 PM

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That was packaged with what component you bought for your '95 Corvette? A rear caliper reman OR?

Rear pads

Jul 18, 2015 | 05:16 PM

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Rear pads

What brand?

Jul 18, 2015 | 06:11 PM

Christi@n

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What brand?

Every brand think has it inside, however this was ac delco,

Also i've recently purchase a rear DORMAN bolt and pin boot kit, and again this tool inside package

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Jul 18, 2015 | 07:39 PM

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Every brand think has it inside, however this was ac delco,

Also i've recently purchase a rear DORMAN bolt and pin boot kit, and again this tool inside package

I don't have an answer for you and I don't recall ever seeing them in an OE/GM package. The fact you had them in an ACD package of brakes isn't surprising because the ACD brand is repackaged product done for ACD by others. I see them in other packages by other vendors BUT I'd guess that all of their product has a single source and just gets their packaging.

Interesting....

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Jul 18, 2015 | 10:42 PM

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i wonder if it is used to check rotor thickness. Can you measure the inside opening and report back?

Jul 19, 2015 | 05:20 AM

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Christi@n

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i wonder if it is used to check rotor thickness. Can you measure the inside opening and report back?

I dont have rotor in hand, however as far as i remember tool is larger than rotor, so isnt possible to measure it....

Inside two long arms this tool is 25mm larger... Rotor serms to be around 20mm....

http://www.thewrenchmonkey.ca/produc.../wagner/h5480/ Here they say anti rattle kit, but how to use still to be a mistery

What i'm getting in mind looking around in the web, it could be a shim to put temporarily beetween pads and rotor, both sides, in order to align them... In order words the twisting rotor should't touch pads... After had made this Tight bolts and remove this shim obiouvsly

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Dec 2, 2015 | 07:00 PM

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Getting ready to do mine. Any one figure out what exactly it does?

Dec 2, 2015 | 08:52 PM

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I can't recall ever seeing one of these. I'm running NAPA Ceramix pads on mine, and they didn't come with anything like this.

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Dec 2, 2015 | 09:04 PM

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Bought Power stop carbon/ceramic. They had them.

Dec 3, 2015 | 03:57 AM

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Getting ready to do mine. Any one figure out what exactly it does?

Imo you had to put it beetween rotor and pads, reinstall caliper piston on, tight bolts push a couple of time on brake pedal, and remove it.

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Dec 3, 2015 | 10:04 AM

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Never seen this before.

Dec 3, 2015 | 12:12 PM

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i wonder if it is used to check rotor thickness. Can you measure the inside opening and report back?

Ecklers sells the pads with this piece. Someone call them. I would but I am at work.

Dec 4, 2015 | 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by WVZR-1

I don't have an answer for you and I don't recall ever seeing them in an OE/GM package.

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Originally Posted by DanielRicany

Never seen this before.

Same here. I wonder if they're designed to go between the "O.D." of the pad and the "I.D." of the caliper. The pads already have springs on them to accomplish the same thing...but maybe this would augment it? IDK.

Installing them between the pad and rotor during assy doesn't make any sense to me. I don't see the purpose.

Dec 4, 2015 | 05:59 PM

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Same here. The pads already have springs on them to accomplish the same thing.

Which springs are you speaking about?rear pads have no springs, at least mine weren't without it

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Dec 4, 2015 | 06:05 PM

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Anyway think that this thread should be renamed as "the mysterious tool",

That's incredible that anyone from Europe to United states know what exactly need this tool

Dec 4, 2015 | 06:53 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Christi@n

Anyway think that this thread should be renamed as "the mysterious tool",

That's incredible that anyone from Europe to United states know what exactly need this tool

I think it the chinese playing a sick joke on us. "Put these in the box with the pads and call it a tool".

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