So, I am a dumba** and did my front driver side very quick without double checking my pads. All other 3 were installed correctly.
So, I went for a short drive outside my house like 2 min drive. I quickly noticed it wasn't braking correctly as the front driver side was making abnormal noise. I only did like 10-15mph max and pressed brake pedal lightly. I took it back to the driveway and let go of my e-brake and brake pretty hard as it roll down a little. Did this like 4 times.
After that, I took out the brake pads of the driver side and found the inner one (piston side) was installed backwards. I noticed the shim was all gone and revealed the metal side of the pad. The rotor has all the silicone from the shim. From what it looks, it looks ok...And then I cleaned the rotor with brake cleaner.
Can I put an old shim from an old brake pad and put silicone and be ok?
I did not do any hard stops from high speeds...just light pedal to go over a speed bump outside my street at 15mph MAX. Then did hard braking when it rolled like 5 feet down my backyard.
So, I went for a short drive outside my house like 2 min drive. I quickly noticed it wasn't braking correctly as the front driver side was making abnormal noise. I only did like 10-15mph max and pressed brake pedal lightly. I took it back to the driveway and let go of my e-brake and brake pretty hard as it roll down a little. Did this like 4 times.
After that, I took out the brake pads of the driver side and found the inner one (piston side) was installed backwards. I noticed the shim was all gone and revealed the metal side of the pad. The rotor has all the silicone from the shim. From what it looks, it looks ok...And then I cleaned the rotor with brake cleaner.
Can I put an old shim from an old brake pad and put silicone and be ok?
I did not do any hard stops from high speeds...just light pedal to go over a speed bump outside my street at 15mph MAX. Then did hard braking when it rolled like 5 feet down my backyard.
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