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Title: S3 Brakes - anti squeal shim?
Post by: Mk5. EWC on January 15, 2019, 05:52:47 pm

Should they have the non squeal metal shims like my bigger rear calipers or do the pads just sit in the caliper as pictured.

Thanks.


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Title: S3 Brakes - anti squeal shim?
Post by: muff1991 on January 15, 2019, 07:01:11 pm

Are they rear calipers yeah? If so then yeah they usually have the metal shim.

Title: Re: S3 Brakes - anti squeal shim?
Post by: 99hagued on January 15, 2019, 08:09:35 pm

The rear brakes have shims, the front ones don’t  :happy2:

Title: Re: S3 Brakes - anti squeal shim?
Post by: Mk5. EWC on January 15, 2019, 09:23:05 pm

They are the front. So no shim, the pad just slides in.

Title: Re: S3 Brakes - anti squeal shim?
Post by: chigmuss on January 16, 2019, 06:47:33 pm

Looks like a nice glossy refurb on those but the paint in the grooves might be giving you issues binding on the pad. The stepped parts of the casting where the pad 'ends' slide in and out along could maybe do with filing back to metal so that the pads slide freely. Too much paint will bind them up as they try to slide.

Title: S3 Brakes anti squeal shim
Post by: Sammitawn on January 16, 2019, 08:39:08 pm

thanks mate   thats awesome..i thought of the idea to use the h&R wheel spacers but im not sure it will work..just to be sure you are talking about the 6 pistons brakes right?