Brake pad clips
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Laughing Gas
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Brake pad clips
I did the brakes for the 1st time on my Super Duty. When I did the passenger side yesterday I noticed an extra clip on the outer pad. I put it on but do not know its purpose. First I thought it was a squeal tab but that is not it. It seems to put upward pressure on the outer pad. But why only the outside pad?
I did not install it on the drivers side but can do so if it is needed. I also do not see any reference to it in the ford repair manual.
I am not talking about the 4 clips that pull the pads away from the rotors, those are on.
You can see the clip I am talking about in the below video at the 9:20 mark. It is the clip already on the pad being held in place by his finger.
So, what does this clip do and is it necessary?
In this video I think he put the clip on wrong or the ones on my truck were on wrong.
I did not install it on the drivers side but can do so if it is needed. I also do not see any reference to it in the ford repair manual.
I am not talking about the 4 clips that pull the pads away from the rotors, those are on.
You can see the clip I am talking about in the below video at the 9:20 mark. It is the clip already on the pad being held in place by his finger.
So, what does this clip do and is it necessary?
In this video I think he put the clip on wrong or the ones on my truck were on wrong.
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Laughing Gas
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Cool, but I have no idea what that means. Based on the description I am assuming they should not be omitted? I will take apart the drivers side tomorrow morning and put the clip in there.
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Laughing Gas
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This was from a thread in the 6.0 diesel forum.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post15519074
That clip was a later update to lessen brake noise that was identified coming from the outer pad. It should be installed as it was on your vehicle, to the leading end of the pad, not the end that takes the brake torque when decelerating. The Ford manual was written well before this clip was created as part of the normal vehicle maturing process.
The guy in the video did a couple of wrong things and that vehicle owner will be at some time buying a new brake hose, caliper, pads and rotor.
The guy in the video did a couple of wrong things and that vehicle owner will be at some time buying a new brake hose, caliper, pads and rotor.
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