RE: Front Brakes Query...

[Richard Brake <richard.brake@domain.elided>]

I'd take them back, and ask for a refund/replacement. If they should be
handed then you would expect 2 of each. I've never had any experience of
the material on the backing being handed. But I have had the backings
being handed where they have a 'notch cut out of one corner (closest to
the hub) and if that 'notch is'nt there the pads don't seat fully into
the calipers. I can't remember if the  'notch is to the top or bottom. 

If Halfords aren't any help then get you money back and go to a proper
Autofactors. These pads are commonized with quite a few cars. Triumph
2000/2.5 also I believe Ford Transit and Rover 2.3/2.6 SD1 (not sure
about the V8). You should be able to get good quality pads such as
Ferodo from an Autofactor and they're used to identifing/resolving this
type of problem.



Richard  Brake
richard.brake@domain.elided

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Fereday, Chris [SMTP:chris.fereday@domain.elided]
	Sent:	25 February 1999 20:47
	To:	'Mike Wattam'
	Cc:	TSR Mailing List
	Subject:	Front Brakes Query...

	Hello All,

	I'm hoping that some of the long term Stag owners can answer
this relatively
	trivial question for me. I have just started to replace the
front pads on my
	Stag (for the first time) and had got to the stage where they
were all
	removed before I noticed that they were 'handed'. 
	I notice that the lining itself is closer to one end of the pad
backing,
	than the other - does this make sense?
	My question is - which way round do the pads go? My guess is
that the end
	with the lining furthest away from the edge is the bottom - is
this correct?
	I've looked in the Haynes manual and the ROM and can't see any
reference to
	it.

	To add further confusion to my problem, the new set of pads I
have purchased
	appear to have 3 left hand pads and 1 right. Thank you very much
Halfords.
	I've noticed an L stamped into the pad backing on 3 of them and
their lining
	positioning are the same. Does the L mean left hand and if so,
is the left
	side the one viewed from the back of the caliper to the front of
the car -
	in which case it would tie in with my original theory...

	Handed brake pads... whatever next!

	Please help 
	Chris

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