- 1. 74 Front Brake Positioner (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Schroeder" <gschroeder@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:35:56 -0500
- Anyone know the purpose of the brake positioner? From reading my AMC service manual I should have replaced them when I replaced the pads. The positioner did not come with the pads and I cannot seem t
- /html/bricklin/2007-09/msg00049.html (6,036 bytes)
- 2. Re: 74 Front Brake Positioner (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Schroeder" <gschroeder@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:10:49 -0500
- Here is a nice drawing of the Kelsey Hayes brake system. http://wwnboa.org/pdbjpgs/Pdb16.jpg almost appears to act like a spring. Mine appear to be to compressed to act like a spring against the pin.
- /html/bricklin/2007-09/msg00051.html (7,138 bytes)
- 3. 74 Front Brake Positioner (score: 1)
- Author: Johnny Canuck <canuck_j@yahoo.ca>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:02:10 -0700 (PDT)
- Greg. Redid my front discs this summer, exact same brakes as in the pic. Those little positioners were on the old brakes and I reused them. They are not in tension with new brake pads, they only star
- /html/bricklin/2007-09/msg00052.html (8,316 bytes)
- 4. Re: 74 Front Brake Positioner (score: 1)
- Author: "George T. Geissinger" <ustow@ptd.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:07:44 -0400
- Looks like what we alwqays called an anti rattle clip. It keeps tension on the pin so it is loose enough to float and doesnt rattle or click. 127GEORGE!!
- /html/bricklin/2007-09/msg00053.html (6,929 bytes)
- 5. Re: 74 Front Brake Positioner (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Schroeder" <gschroeder@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:50:01 -0500
- Thanks. If it is just for anti-rattle I can probably just expand the old ones and that should work. I was thinking they had more of a purpose. Greg 0036
- /html/bricklin/2007-09/msg00054.html (6,764 bytes)
- 6. Re: 74 Front Brake Positioner (score: 1)
- Author: "George T. Geissinger" <ustow@ptd.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:24:11 -0400
- Maybe a bit of reg Loc Tite on the threads as well. I does keep tension on the threads as well. 127GEORGE!!
- /html/bricklin/2007-09/msg00055.html (7,241 bytes)
- 7. Re: 74 Front Brake Positioner (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul J. Amoroso" <paul-amo@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:54:16 -0400
- Hi All; This reminded me a of a trick a mechanic taught me years ago. Where Loc-tite can bind things so tightly that you can break bolts off before you get them loose, try the disc brake-quiet stuff.
- /html/bricklin/2007-09/msg00056.html (7,803 bytes)
- 8. Re: 74 Front Brake Positioner (score: 1)
- Author: "George T. Geissinger" <ustow@ptd.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:53:51 -0400
- there are several grades of Loc Tite. You don't want the "Forever" stuff. 125 GEORGE!!
- /html/bricklin/2007-09/msg00057.html (6,934 bytes)
- 9. Re: 74 Front Brake Positioner (score: 1)
- Author: "High Tech Coatings" <rick@hightechcoatings.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:29:07 -0400
- Typically the red requires heat to remove, blue tends to be removable without
- /html/bricklin/2007-09/msg00058.html (7,465 bytes)
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