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Brake Hardware: Lessons Learned from a Little Piece of Wire Fresno CA

Brake hardware for disc brakes is not a dealer-only item. Your local jobber might carry three lines of hardware. This product category is more than shims, anti-rattle clips or dust shields. Many of these lines of products include items like caliper brackets, slides and all the soft parts to restore the system to like-new condition. Many of these parts are at reasonable prices that you and your customer cannot refuse.

Triple A Automotive
(559) 321-7103
906 Barstow
Clovis, CA
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(559) 485-7296
2229 E McKinley Avenue
Fresno, CA
Goodguys Tire Center
(559) 221-1438
4140 N Blackstone Avenue
Fresno, CA
Rick's Tire & Service
(559) 485-7970, 001-2004
1501 Fulton Street
Fresno, CA
A & J Auto Repair
(559) 222-3912
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(559) 485-8970
1449 E Belmont Avenue
Fresno, CA
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(559) 264-7863
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Fresno, CA
Brownie Muffler Service
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3316 E Ventura Avenue
Fresno, CA
D & R Automotive of Fresno Inc
(559) 266-6060
901 M Street
Fresno, CA
Goodguys Tire Center
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2530 N Weber Avenue
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Brake Hardware: Lessons Learned from a Little Piece of Wire

Every technician has struggled with those little wire clips that push the pads onto the pistons on first-generation Mazda Miatas. Those little clips that barely fit into the painted-over holes on the new pads and can shoot across the shop like a rubber band can make a big difference.

One racecar builder who specializes building "showroom stock" vehicles found out just how important this small piece of brake hardware can be. This builder commonly discarded those little wire clips thinking that they did not provide any advantage in a racing environment.

While between runs on a chassis dyno he realized that the rear brakes of a vehicle needed new pads. Not having time to do the job himself, he had one of his employees perform the job. This time, the tech replaced the missing hardware including the wire clips that pushed the pads against the piston. On the baseline run, the car gained a very small amount of horsepower at the wheels.

The idea of gaining horsepower by replacing the brake hardware seemed impossible. But after he performed further runs with and without the clips, he realized that the little clips reduced brake drag.

The discovery meant more power at the track, but on the street it could mean a brake job that could last longer.

Hardware is for more than drums. Replacing disc brake hardware is critical to returning the system back to its original condition.

Brake hardware for disc brakes is not a dealer-only item. Your local jobber might carry three...

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