Stock brake pad shims, reversed...nuts

spearfish25 · 05-01-2011, 11:39 AM

After swapping back to my stock brake pads yesterday, i realized that I reversed the inner and outer shims on two of the rear pads. I'm going to switch back to track pads in a few weeks, so I'm feeling like I should just forget about the blunder and deal with it later.

Any consequence of reversing the inner and outer shims that I'm not aware of?

kenchan · 05-01-2011, 01:03 PM

Doubt it. You might experience squeaking worst case.

Mike · 05-01-2011, 01:12 PM

Maybe some squeal. I don't use them at all

spearfish25 · 05-01-2011, 01:13 PM

Yeah. I couldn't think of anything terrible that could happen. They sit flush on each other regardless of which one is on top (that's what she said).

kenchan · 05-01-2011, 03:48 PM

i LOL'ed...

spearfish25 · 05-01-2011, 05:47 PM

I've been watching a lot of The Office...

05-01-2011, 11:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Stock brake pad shims, reversed...nuts After swapping back to my stock brake pads yesterday, i realized that I reversed the inner and outer shims on two of the rear pads. I'm going to switch back to track pads in a few weeks, so I'm feeling like I should just forget about the blunder and deal with it later. Any consequence of reversing the inner and outer shims that I'm not aware of? __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

05-01-2011, 01:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2185	Maybe some squeal. I don't use them at all __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

05-01-2011, 01:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Yeah. I couldn't think of anything terrible that could happen. They sit flush on each other regardless of which one is on top (that's what she said). __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

05-01-2011, 05:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	I've been watching a lot of The Office... __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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05-01-2011, 01:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	Doubt it. You might experience squeaking worst case.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	i LOL'ed...