Brake Pad Back Plate Question
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Brake Pad Back Plate Question
I've had a clicking noise coming from the rear of my 89 for a while that was rather faint and sporadic. I did a track day at NCM in August and since then it's become more pronounced. Yesterday I checked everything from spindle nuts to trying to shake my wheel holding it in the 12 and 6 position and then noticed the metal back plate that clips onto the rear brake pads were falling off the pads and barely holding on! I put a little silicone on the back of the pads and reattached the plates on the driver side and when I moved to the passenger side I found that the back plates were gone! Is this going to cause a safety issue or will it just be a nuisance due to the clicking noise it generates? After reattaching the plates to the driver side I had a neighbor walk behind my car and tell me where the noise was and he said passenger side rear which is the side that has no back plates. Thoughts?
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Get a set of new pads.. It's not worth chancing it..
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The thin strip of metal on the back? Take them off and toss. Those are for anti-rattle. If the thick metal backing is separated from the pad material block I would replace them.
I tried using HPS for track pads and thought I would die. Their heat tolerance wasn't up to Road America. Everything probably got very hot in your brakes!
I tried using HPS for track pads and thought I would die. Their heat tolerance wasn't up to Road America. Everything probably got very hot in your brakes!
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Yes it could but there are a bunch of other things too. Try lightly applying the brakes and see if the noise is still there. It's fine to drive it a little with them dragging.
Other ideas, nail in tire, sway bar, diff or c beam, toe rod, etc etc
Other ideas, nail in tire, sway bar, diff or c beam, toe rod, etc etc
