frp brake pads

Done about a third of a job Squeal shims stuck to the pads are steel and won't cut with a Stanley knife, so cleaned off all the copper slip apart from the guide rail contact and chamfered the leading edge of the pads.
If they still squeal, I will run a disk cutter across the shim steel to score and brake off at an angle.
Not got any RTV of a high enough temp rating to bother using at the moment.

i put two pads togetther... use an old backing plate as a guide..... run down the edge a few times with a junior hacksaw enough to score a line.... then mount both pads pressed together with the old plate in a vice...with the old plate just visable by a couple of mm... i hammer a small chisel between the backing plate and then bend backwards and forwards till it snaps off at my scored line... that way the rest of the plate will stay on the pad....

this is the sealant i use... really good quality stuff... remember it's only a wipe...not a thick layer at all....it doesn't need to be super high temp stuff....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ambersil-Black-Si ... 1139wt_905

i'm sure this seller does individual tubes as well...

Regards

El dude wrote:

Hehe.. Still thinking lol..do u want a nearly new p7000 on it?..c

Ive soruced one cheers, don't need tyres as they'l all be replaced anyways for track. cheers tho

Yes individual tube too http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ambersil-Translucent-Silicon-5024A-Adhesive-Sealant-/360276466497?pt=UK_DIY_Materials_Plumbing_MJ&hash=item53e2269b41
Just ordered

I'm working day shift next week, but will have a look and the squeal shims on Thursday if it still making a noise.
Adhesive on order now anyway.

Sorted out yesterday Chris. Cut the squeal shims and cleaned up the pistons with some solvent.
Used the RTV on the pads.
Not a squeak so far So good in fact, I'm considering doing the Mintex and trying them .
I will take them to work tomorrow night and make up glue on some stainless shims.

Thanks

excellent...

what sort of glue would you use to glue the backing plate on..??

must be some good stuff..lol

[big boy al]

El dude while your about what way should the point of the shim face. Downwards or upwards if you know what I mean. If the weathers good tomorrow I've got to fit new ones.

El dude wrote:

excellent...

what sort of glue would you use to glue the backing plate on..??

must be some good stuff..lol

We have some Loctite 404 Super Glue at work with a primer you use first. It is VERY good.
Around £30 a small bottle

[big boy al]

Borrow me some Graham .

I will see what I can do