172 Ph1 Pads don't fit

[tom_dot_COM]

I recently bought the Brembo max disc, ferodo pad, braided lines combo off yozzasport. After being prevented by rain to fit it last weekend I decided tonight to fit the pads a disks (as my old pads are dead) however was going to leave the lines and bleed till the weekend.

However the front pads do not fit into the carriers!
I thought all sports came with the same brakes :S
Im stuck now, anyone else come accross this?
Any recomendations?
The pads seem tobe ever so slightly longer & deeper

Tom

 

[ianeire]

I had to file the tops and bottoms of my Pagid Blues to make them fit.

 

[tom_dot_COM]

did you remove the all one pice metal thing the pads slide on?
do I need remove that anyone?

 

[ianeire]

No, put the pads face to face in a vice and file them.

File evenly and check often. You can't put back on what you file away.

 

[tom_dot_COM]

It seems tobe width as well as length of the pads, is it ok to file that away as well.

 

[ben_p]

you got the correct pads?

they are ALL the same, psh1, cup, 182, throphy etc

 

[Fred@BTM]

caliper shims have to come out and you'll have to file the edges off them a wee bit

 

[Day]

I've had a number of different pads and not once had to adjust them to fit!

Probably have the wrong pads in the correct box, happens.

 

[Steve]

caliper shims have to come out and you'll have to file the edges off them a wee bit

+1

 

[Djw John]

caliper shims have to come out and you'll have to file the edges off them a wee bit

+1

Yeah had to do this to my old coupe which has the same braking set up at the front

 

[tom_dot_COM]

caliper shims have to come out and you'll have to file the edges off them a wee bit

are the caliper shims the metal pieces which go between the pads and the carrier (you get two on each brake) which the pad slides along?

As for them being the wrong ones I got them from yozzasport so they shouldnt really have any else in stock.

 

[bmh.01]

Yep those are the shims.

 

[Djw John]

Yeah just ping them off and bin them!

 

[tom_dot_COM]

Thanks for all the help guys, I shall attempt them again tonight.
Bin the calipers shims file the pads.

 

[fuel_slut]

You did push the piston back in didn't you?

 

[tom_dot_COM]

You did push the piston back in didn't you?

Of course, im not a total r****d :rasp:

 

[Djw John]

You can never be too sure on here

 

[tom_dot_COM]

You can never be too sure on here

LOL

Well got there in the end guys, thanks for all your help, i've had 9 cars (including 2 valvers) and never had so much trouble fitting pads before, but got there in the end. Removed the sliders and also ended up not being able to use the old anti rattle jobbies on the backs of the pads as these made the pad to wide, so just got tons of copper grease on the back of the pads now.

Ill probably do the braided lines and a full bleed this weekend now, lets hope that goes a little smoother.

Tom

 

[Djw John]

Glad you got it sorted bud

 

[y0z2a]

on most of the after market pads you have to remove the anti squeal shims.


/y0z

 

[mattjk]

or get them on the bench grinder.