Issues with akebono brake pads
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Issues with akebono brake pads
Just finished doing the front brakes on my car, Pretty easy job for the DIY.
Thought I would share a concern with all the good folks here.
On the back of the pads is an thin aluminum plate with black coating on it to help reduce noise and squeal. This plate is in direct contact with pistons of the caliper and rest on a small round pin that basically centers the pad on the disk, In my set 5 of the 8 pads had that plate mis aligned and it would not sit down on the centering pin correctly. I had to grind the plate down so it would fit correctly. Just something to look out for if your using this product. Here are a few pics, sorry for the quality, my camera sucks. The first pic is how its supposed to look the second you can see the plate sticking in the opening.
Thought I would share a concern with all the good folks here.
On the back of the pads is an thin aluminum plate with black coating on it to help reduce noise and squeal. This plate is in direct contact with pistons of the caliper and rest on a small round pin that basically centers the pad on the disk, In my set 5 of the 8 pads had that plate mis aligned and it would not sit down on the centering pin correctly. I had to grind the plate down so it would fit correctly. Just something to look out for if your using this product. Here are a few pics, sorry for the quality, my camera sucks. The first pic is how its supposed to look the second you can see the plate sticking in the opening.
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OH NO!!! Its a way easy job. Here is the basic run through, UNPLUG SBS(pass just behind headlight)Pull the wheel off, push the 2 pins out of the caliper take 2 bolts out of the center of the caliper and remove small metal block. Take off brake refill cap off, remove one side of pads and compress all of the pistons on one side then put the pads back in the other side and use a small wedge to keep them snug wile you compress the other side. then remove 2 large alan olts and the caliper willl lift out. remove one small bolt in the rotor. Mine were rusted onlike a mo fo but small bit of lube at the hub and a pickel fork on the back side to add pressure and a few wacks and it came right off. Reverse and your done. First time through can be done in 3 hours tops. If you have all the right tools and knoledge you could do it 45 min.
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Whats happening in Sac? You still running the 180 ? I'm tempted for a pulley but never get a chance to open her up and feel the stock power around here. Need to get to track this summer with you.
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I'm UPGRADING my pulley! lol Somthing a little bigger than socially excepted. I'll give you a hint, there's a "5"in the size
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Nice man. Hoping its a dubai crazy 195 
LOL
I think I saw a post a while back that claimed someone was running a 200.
How you liking the new pads ? It might be that they are new but they feel soft to me. Softer than than the factory pads. I'm used to performance pads having more bite.... we will see.
LOLI think I saw a post a while back that claimed someone was running a 200.
How you liking the new pads ? It might be that they are new but they feel soft to me. Softer than than the factory pads. I'm used to performance pads having more bite.... we will see.
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Nice man. Hoping its a dubai crazy 195 LOL
I think I saw a post a while back that claimed someone was running a 200.
How you liking the new pads ? It might be that they are new but they feel soft to me. Softer than than the factory pads. I'm used to performance pads having more bite.... we will see.
LOLI think I saw a post a while back that claimed someone was running a 200.
How you liking the new pads ? It might be that they are new but they feel soft to me. Softer than than the factory pads. I'm used to performance pads having more bite.... we will see.
