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Discotel:
Hi All,

On inspection today I have noticed that the drivers side wheel had a hell of a lot of play in it, I removed the wheel and to my horror I noticed that ALL that was holding the wheel on was the centre circlip and the brake caliper. This is due to the inner wheel bearing being massed up beyond belief and the outter bearing being very loose.

I have removed all the bits except for the inner race of the inner bearing which is stuck on the CV joint, I am going to try a blow torch on it tomoz so with a bit of luck this should do the job. I have bought a new bearing set to put on so will keep you posted.

Also, I had some brake pads fitted by a garage about 4 weeks ago, and from what I can see they are only held in by the two split pins and NOTHING else, I can shake them sround alot when they are in situ, this cant be right surely..!

Terry

Richie_EB4:
Good luck with the blow torch.......they normaly weld themselfs to the stub axle..........the brake pads are held in with what looks like split pins.

dazzawhipple:
The brake pads are held in with a split pin and spring plates the pads shouldn't move that much....

Post a picture

Darren

Discotel:
Hi mate, Yes the pins are there but that cant be ALL that holds them in, there are clips on the back pads as well as pins, but just pins on the front.

The stub axle, thats the shiney silver bit sticking out of the hub housing with the half shaft in the middle, I thought that was the CV joint..!..Silly me

Terry

clbarclay:
Its very common to secure brake pads with split pins. When using the brakes all the forces on the pads are sideways into the disc and caliper, so all the pins do is stop the pads falling out.

There should laso be a couple of sring plates between the pads and the pins.

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