Changing Pads at the Track

[mattlqx]

Put grease on the back side of the pad where the pistons would press up against the pad.

Found this pic on the web. It's spot on:

That's the rear pad for a floating caliper though. Both front and rear calipers on the GT350 are solid mounted and the pads have pins in which they slide along.

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[firestarter2]

please don't just let it hang or potentially hang. If the car is up enough to get my wheels off, the brake line doesn't have enough slack to make it to the ground in my experience. But really, not securing it to something is a bad policy.

It had more then enough slack, I actually wondered why people mentioned letting them hang :shrug:

 

[wildcatgoal]

Just set it on the subframe bar.

 

[spiller]

Anyone run the Pagid Yellows (RS29s) on this car? In other applications great for longevity of rotors and pads and can run on street (have to put up with noise, but noise goes away if do a mini-bed in type procedure).

I'd also like to know the answer to this. I ran them on my GT3 with great results. Performance Friction are also another amazing compound but known to be hard on rotors and they dust like a mofo.

I hate the idea of swapping out pads for a track day. I would love to know if there is a suitable crossover pad out there for our cars.

 

[nastang87xx]

That's the rear pad for a floating caliper though. Both front and rear calipers on the GT350 are solid mounted and the pads have pins in which they slide along.

Well yes, but I mean you can follow that in principle.

 

[Zitrosounds]

The OEM maintenance task doesn't even mention the use grease. Food for thought.
There is a note that instructs you to follow the brake kit instructions for the use of lubricant. Did the pads not have any instructions?

 

[THX 138]

FWIW, the OEM pads I just received from Autonation White Bear Lake had a packet of Brembo-branded grease included in the OEM brake pad box. :shrug:

 

[wildcatgoal]

OEM also says it's normal to have a driveline that clunks like an old truck... so...

 

[nastang87xx]

The OEM maintenance task doesn't even mention the use grease. Food for thought.

Good point there man, good point...

 

[nastang87xx]

OEM also says it's normal to have a driveline that clunks like an old truck... so...

I talked to a Master Tech about that before and he said it's purposely built into the driveline for a margin of lash durability. That's also for all manual trans Mustangs.

 

[wildcatgoal]

I talked to a Master Tech about that before and he said it's purposely built into the driveline for a margin of lash durability. That's also for all manual trans Mustangs.

How I hear that: "We found a way to cheaply make it harder for idiots to break it instead of engineering in a way to make it less likely to break..."

 

[Epiphany]

FWIW, the OEM pads I just received from Autonation White Bear Lake had a packet of Brembo-branded grease included in the OEM brake pad box. :shrug:

Use the included grease from Brembo when servicing your brakes. Be sure to clean off the old grease first.

 

[firestarter2]

My pads have no grease (im assuming it might be in the box) . Do I need grease? I have break grease I use on my normal repairs but I dont know if it can take the heat from the track.

Do we grease the sports where metal meets the pad? Ive heard you shouldnt grease the pins?

Epiphany dont make me call you.

 

[wildcatgoal]

I use high-temp silicone grease which is effectively "regular brake grease" as far as I have ever been able to determine. Stuff labeled "Brake Caliper Grease" should be suited for the task.

 

[Epiphany]

My pads have no grease (im assuming it might be in the box) . Do I need grease? I have break grease I use on my normal repairs but I dont know if it can take the heat from the track.

Do we grease the sports where metal meets the pad? Ive heard you shouldnt grease the pins?

Epiphany dont make me call you.

Replacement OEM GT350 Brembo pads normally come with a tube of grease. It is designed to handle high temperatures such as those generated at a track outing.

I only put grease where the factory did. On our GT350's you'll see it applied to the ends of the pad backing plates, where they make contact with the caliper. The general area is where you see black (the inside 4 corners in the following photo).



Some have suggested placing grease on the back side of the thin metal support shim that is used for noise and vibration. While on its face it wouldn't seem like a bad idea I don't put any there as the shim itself is there to quell noise (rubber-metal-rubber shim).

https://www.bremboparts.com/america/en/products/pads/the-perfect-partner


The pins I believe are stainless, probably to mitigate any galling that were to occur were they a more corrosion-prone material. A very light coating on the pins may not be a bad idea (as much as I don't believe it will last very long) to minimize friction and encourage the pads to move freely.

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