Miata Mailing List: July 1995, Message #200
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   From: Randy.Stocker@rexam.com
Subject: Re: Brake clips
   Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 11:15:36 -0400


     
OEM Miata front pads are about $50 from the dealerships that advertise in the 
MCA magazine.  I got mine from Stockton.  I later switched to Hawk Blacks - Much
better, and only 45$ from Essex.

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Subject: Brake clips
Author:  sylvain@ctron.com (Eric T. Sylvain)
Message-Id: 
<9507061219.AA24620@torque.ctron> at internet
Date:    7/6/95 9:10 AM


I recently replaced my front brakes, it was quite easy and 
required a minimal set of tools.  I only ran into two 
problems as follows:

  1) Needed to back-off the caliper.  For this I used one
     of the old pads and a C-clamp.  That was easy, although
     I was luck that I needed brake fluid, because the resevoir
     went right to max.

  2) I did not get OEM mazda pads, at $90 I figured that the
     third party pads at $23 was a-ok.  The only difference
     was that I would have to re-use the hardware from my
     old set.  Which would be OK, but I have a '90 and 
     I didn't have the v shaped spring clips that hold
     the pads from rattling.  For now I am living with
     the rattle because Mazda has no ability to sell
     pads without hardware or vice-versa.  A pretty stupid
     marketing ploy that has me PO'd to no end.  I will
     be ordering a hardware kit from a local parts store
     unless someone has changed their brakes and can spare
     their old "V-springs" if they are using new hardware.

That's all I have, can anyone relate similar stories.

-Eric

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