Posts Tagged: brake pad shims

Are brake pad shims necessary? The real truth

Learn what brake pad shims do and why they’re necessary DIYers often reuse old brake pad shims or toss the old ones and complete the job without any shims. Then complain about noise shortly after installing new brake pads. That’s foolish. The brake shims play an important part in reducing brake noise and reusuing old brake shims isn’t smart. The job of brake pad shims All brakes vibrate when the brake pads rub against the rotor. If you think of the brake pad like a stylus and the rotor as … Read More