nbesheer Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 So I got new raybestos brake pads for the front and every thing is the same as the old ones but on the front outer brake pads it has a hump on it which prevents me from using the little nissan brake shim thing on it, BUT the hump fits perfectly in the recess of the caliper, is it safe to use the brakes with out that brake shim ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e_racer1999 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 probably. that hump is a locator. one of the shims should have a cut in it..... otherwise, you could probably cut the area of the shim that's preventing you from mounting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbesheer Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 yeah the shim doesn't have a cut in it but everything fits perfectly with out the shim. also my front brakes only had shims on the outer side not both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHADY280 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 the shims help with brake squeel. you can substitute that goo instead if needed. you can also put the shim on the other side, then use goo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbesheer Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 Is That Goo like grease or soemthing ? I will probably end up putting the shim on the other side so i don't have pieces lying around. EDIT: I ended up not using the shim as it would not fit on either side with out modification so I used some brake grease stuff on them. and for some reason the pads were bright red, makes me want to get my calipers powdercoated red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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