fao anyone with ds2500s

[skatedemonuk]

so should the shims in the carriers be removed i fitted these pads and mine seem to be constantly riding the disk even though i have moved the pad away from disk it still ends up pushed upto it with no gap between pad and disk anyone help?

 

[Fred@BTM]

yep, otherwise you will get binding and all sorts of fun stuff

 

[tonaz]

so should the shims in the carriers be removed i fitted these pads and mine seem to be constantly riding the disk even though i have moved the pad away from disk it still ends up pushed upto it with no gap between pad and disk anyone help?

was just on to the guy that fitted mine and he said he removed all the shims as the pads wouldn't fit otherwise

 

[Fred@BTM]

did he file the edges of the back plate down?

 

[tonaz]

av no idea. al ask. it's back in on sat so al get him to do that if he hasn't. thanks once again!

 

[skatedemonuk]

i best get shims removed then , any idea why pad is always pushed up against disk?

 

[Fred@BTM]

pads are always up against the disc! i don't get what you mean?
they can bind

 

[skatedemonuk]

when looking at the pad and disk from above surely u should be able to see a gap between the 2? on mine the pad is right upto the disk and seems to be causing constant wear as outside pad is wearing alot faster then inside. Probably bout 1/4 of pad worn in just over 3 weeks?

 

[Fred@BTM]

yours are binding

pads are always virtually touching the discs on all cars

 

[skatedemonuk]

anything i can do to stop binding?

 

[Fred@BTM]

shims out and file the edges of the back plates down

 

[skatedemonuk]

aww nice one cheers

 

[skatedemonuk]

would that be why they dont feel to responsive?

 

[Jonny1*2]

there's only 2 shims per pad carrier, no shims on the pads, just the pad springs (they stay on)

Not the pad springs fred. Mine had sort of backing plate plate. A piece of metal between the pad backing plate and the piston. This was the same on both pads.

 

[Fred@BTM]

^some have that on OE pads, BIN!

 

[gmt1981]

Fred, you mention filing down the ends of the backing plate and removing the shims, however, I have done this and yet they still bind.

The squeeling and constantly worrying about the heat from the disks is getting on my nerves!! There is about 1mm to 1.5mm of vertical movement in the calliper now, but do I need to remove any more?

If there is no other method, what other aftermarket pads fit straight in and don't need filing? The shims are slightly bent so pads that don't need them will also be a bonus.

Many thanks

 

[Fred@BTM]

you sure you haven't got a sticky caliper?

 

[gmt1981]

you sure you haven't got a sticky caliper?

Do you mean the piston? How can I tell and resolve that? It's only done 23000 miles so I would have thought they would be ok.

Thanks for the advice so far

 

[box car willy]

yep, otherwise you will get binding and all sorts of fun stuff

why do you need to do this Fred?

Cheers

 

[box car willy]

av no idea. al ask. it's back in on sat so al get him to do that if he hasn't. thanks once again!

how have they bedded in so far?

I see you're using the standard disks, how do the ds2500's feel on those disks? more bite to the braking?

cheers

 

[rob_clio197rs]

these pads are the nuts!! went to evo triangle today and hammered them and they just got better and better, even with glowing discs i had no fade what so ever but did get a nasty smell through the air vents lol