I am having trouble with re-installing the V-spriing on the rear brake pads.

Is there a "trick" to it?

Everything else is done.

Please advise

Thanx

Michael

 

what kind of trouble? I just did rear brakes on my 86, no problems.

spring goes in holes in middle of the metal backign on the pad, as I recall on the rear the spring goes ^ and you close the caliper down on it. It was a royal pain to get the caliper over the little "nub" on the back of the pads :-)

See the service manual on teamfc3s for pictures.

Jesse

 

^^^ Yea, you get the two pads on first and then stick one side of the spring into the little hole on top of one pad and the do the other. You must have some problem like the holes were ommited in you rnew pads. Do the new pads exactly match the old ones???

 

you probably did the same thing I did on my very first time replacing my rear brakes oh so long ago. I'll bet you took the whole caliper off. , just remove the bottom bolt on there and the back swings up, put in pads, put V-Spring ends in holes on pads.

 

I took the complete caliper off. Now I know that was wrong to do.

I can get the pads on easily, but I can not get the V spring on both pads and installed.

Also, should ther be 1 or 2 V springs.

Thanx

Michael

 

/\....my question too. use 1 or 2 v springs?

 

Each caliper gets one V spring, and the point of the V aims downward.

 

y only 1 though? wouldnt it make more sense to use 2 and make it even pressured on both sides so one side isnt dragging on the rotor?

 

Just one. It attaches to both pads.

 

i get that...but again. doesnt i make more sense to just use 2 springs so the pads front edge doesnt rub on the rotor and get beveled? i mean...i was screwing around with it today and i dont know....2 v's just seemed so much smarter because of its equalness

 

anyone?

 

When we changed our rear pads out they had two springs already installed so we installed the new pads with the two springs again!!

 

All the spring is there to do is put enough pressure on the pads to keep them from contacting the rotor until the brakes are activated. If your brakes are working correctly then your caliper piston will push the pad against the rotor. The spring does its job until the piston is activated so two springs aren't really needed for what they do.

 

well i have 6 new springs so i doesnt really matter. do u guys think i should just go with 1 or say hell and just go with 2? on my old pads, about a quarter inch or so, the pads are beveled on the edge because the spring only pushes on one side while the other is just dragging its *** on the rotor.

 

What is the part number for this rear brake V spring?
I seem to have 3 and, 2 on one side (silent), 1 on the other (clanks on my slotted rotor )

 

I don't think there is a singular part number for the V spring. You'll have to order a hardware kit. They're under $10 at Rock Auto.

 

for the vented rear brakes it is FB05-26-233

for the sold rears it is FB01-26-233

Mazda USA doesn't have the FB05, so it would be 6-8 weeks from Japan

it also comes in the hardware kit FB06-49-290B vented/FB02-49-290B solid, Mazda USA has plenty of both

 

Well you learn something new every day. I hadn't even thought to look for that one by itself.

 

me neither, i'm not even sure my car has any!