Rear Brakes do you have shims behind the pads or not?
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RCinNC
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It's owner omitted.
thanks will be putting some on
The shims are supposed to cut down on the squealing noise and insulate the caliper from the heated brake pads. A lot of bikes don't have any shims when factory new and for normal riding conditions I don't think you'll miss them.
Never did they make any squeaking noise nor vibration. And pretty solid 30K km so I’m happy . Pads and Disc going on
WJBertrand
Ventura Highway
Should be shims there.
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Boris
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I took those shims out (front & rear)about 30k miles ago. No rattles, squeaks or anything else.
WJBertrand
Ventura Highway
Boris
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Never had the shims on any pads on any of the bikes I’ve had over the years, nor cars. I always remove them. No real explanation why. Now I’m curious how I got into this habit
WJBertrand
Ventura Highway
Strange. Obviously the manufacturer thought they needed to be there.Never had the shims on any pads on any of the bikes I’ve had over the years, nor cars. I always remove them. No real explanation why. Now I’m curious how I got into this habit
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lddave
Active Member
I can not remember any of my disc brakes bikes having shims on the pads. Have to go check the Z125 and the T 7 to see if they have shims since the pads on them have never been changed.
RCinNC
Well-Known Member
LOL, I don't think I've ever had a bike that didn't have shims on the pads. Life is definitely a tapestry.
The majority of bikes don't come with shims.