brake pad springs

[stranger12]

Hi All,

I have changed my brake pads and confused which way should the spring be placed on the back of the pds.
it has an arrow pointing up on the spring or metal peice as per the picture but no arrows or anything on the calipers.

so I checked it and it seems to fit both way .

I went with the arrow pointing up toward the top of the caliper.

can someone please advice what is the job of the metal peice and which way it should be fit in ?
if done wrong , can it have a fatal result ?


https://i57.tinypic.com/10rvevc.jpg

https://i59.tinypic.com/10nxs8o.jpg
many thanks
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[Aff]

The arrow points the direction of wheel rotation.
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[Taught2BCauti...]

The pads shouldn't be a tight fit in the caliper and the pin(s) will hold them securely. The spring is there to stop them rattling and chattering when braking.

If it physically fits either way, then it probably doesn't matter - but arrows usually point upwards, forwards, or in the direction of rotation.

Hope this helps, but see if there's a YouTube vid for someone doing the job on your model of bike, or get it checked with a dealer.
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[stranger12]

many thanks , that makes sense.

I think I have been a bit paranoid about this, when I roll the bike I can hear a rubbing sound which is not a stock caliper or anything but always there as if the pads are stuck to the disc .
the disc doesn't get hot and the sound doesn't slow the bike down but there.

it is sort of like when you leave the bike for few weeks and when you get on it again and move it, it makes the rubbing sound or whatever it is called.

how can I eliminate it all together.

I have taken the caliper out, pushed the pistons in and then put back on.
as soon as I brake 1nce or twice with bike standing the rubbing sound comes back in
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[Aff]

A certain amount of rub is normal.

Lift the bike up and give the wheel a spin. If it does 1 full rotation or more before stopping then it's nothing to worry about.
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[stranger12]

it does about two rotations
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[Taught2BCauti...]

You could try a slight chamfer on the edges of each pad, but you probably won't ever get it noise-free for any length of time as the disc will amplify the smallest sound.
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