brake pad orientation

[sdnative]

I searched briefly but couldn't find an answer so I am hoping someone knows off the top of their head.

Doing the brakes on the truck and the front pads have a metal clip which I believe is the wear indicator. Do these go on the top or bottom or does it matter? Thanks.

 

[paflytyer]

They go on the top.

 

[sdnative]

Sorry, I am actually referring to the clip attached to the pad itself. It is only on one side and since both pads are identical they could be installed either way. I have all the other clips and shims figured out.

 

[sdnative]

These..

This is where I am at, so wouldn't be that hard to pull the caliper off if I needed to reverse the orientation. Right now the clips are on top (towards the top of the caliper when installed)

 

[hankinid]

This is where I am at, so wouldn't be that hard to pull the caliper off if I needed to reverse the orientation. Right now the clips are on top (towards the top of the caliper when installed)

Iirc, open end of clip (what's shown at the top of the picture, goes down. I.e., closed end (on the far left and right-hand sides of the pic) points in the direction of the rotor's rotation.

hth

Steve

 

[sdnative]

So up like shown in the first pic. I.e clip pointing in direction of rotor rotation?

And if I have it backwards, is there any issue with flipping the pads down the road even after I bed the brakes?

 

[super90]

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I got confused in your description versus the pictures you show.

They go in like this, with the wear indicator closest to the center of rotation.

 

[sdnative]

Sorry, my description of the issue is not very clear. What I am calling the top is the end of the caliper that the rotor exits when moving in a forward direction. The bottom is the end that the rotor enters when moving in a forward direction. This is the top and bottom when looking at the installed caliper from the side of the truck.

The pad can only go in one way regarding inside rotor diameter / outside rotor diameter (we'll call it left/right), the caliper bolts and pins ensure that. The wear indicator has to be on the inside rotor diameter like you show, but it is possible by swapping and rotating the pad (all on one wheel) to install the pad so the wear indicator is on the top (your picture shows it on bottom). The FSM diagram I am looking at does not show the orientation of this clip or the M shaped clip.

I did find this diagram, and I can almost make out the clip on "top":
http://tlcfaq.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Brakes.png

Also, it shows the M clip on top, which I would expect to be on bottom or leading edge of the rotor rotation.

Also, are there any negatives in reversing the pads once the bedding has been done?