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Default Brake caliper/pad "retaining" clips

On 26/01/2020 11:14, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Roger Mills wrote:
I've just replaced the front discs and pads on my wife's 20-year-old
Ford Puma, and I have a query about the so called retaining clips. They
are made of highly tempered steel wire and the free ends plug into holes
in the caliper. They have loops which hook behind lugs on the caliper
carrier. They look like this:



They're not retaining clips. They are correctly anti-rattle springs. Which
may also reduce the chances of brake squeal.


You mean that they stop the caliper from rattling on its carrier? In
that case, mine are probably fitted correctly. Do they look ok to you?
[Link to photo in my original post]

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Cheers,
Roger