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Old 04-14-2011, 09:39 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Are we sure those are r return springs and not j just anti-rattle clips? As I'm sure you know it takes a good bit of ossie to relieve the calipers when changing brake pads... S springs so small seem more like they'd just be designed to keep the pads from rattling at the onset and release of braking.
Googling around found this Miata forum, and this Miata how-to, which suggest they may be anti-rattle, but may be able to keep the pads off the rotors also. I think it's not about the springs using lots of force to pry the calipers far away from the rotor almost instantly, but just enough to barely move it away, or just enough to keep them from moving back on their own. Just my guess.
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