You may be right. I can see from your pics that my clip doesn't set in the caliper like yours does. I'll see how it looks when the new pads come in and I put it back together.

 

The new pads finally came in. Looking at Sawyers pics I noticed the tin retaining clip that holds the brake pads in place on mine fit real loose on the caliper where his fit snug. I straitened the tin clip and re bent it to fit better on the caliper and put it all back together. If the rain stops Ill take it for a ride. If there's no problems we'll see how long it lasts.

 

Thats good to hear!

 

So far so good 4 hours of riding today including small jumps and puddles and the brake pads are still in place with no signs of wanting to fall out.

 

Your a brake tech nimadd!

 

Throw some Loctite green in place of the clip (kidding).

Joel

 

Is that the new green or the old green?

 

I think I did my first brake job somewhere around 1970. It was on the family's 67 Ford Station Wagon with 4 wheel drum brakes.

OneTenCC you might be on to something there. If I'm not mistaken mid 70's GM disk brakes had a bad squeal to them so GM came up with a paste you put on the back of the inner pad to glue it to the caliper piston. I wonder if I can still find that stuff. If I do find some I wonder if would stand up to mini ATV use.

 

Are you thinking of Sil-Glyde? I know I slather it on just about everything but the friction surfaces when I do a brake job. It's great stuff.

Joel

 

I don't think so. Sil-Glyde sounds like a silicone lubricant. What I'm talking about is the anti-squeal adhesive used on the back of the brake pad.