Front pads locking

[Randy_Baton]

Brought some Brembo pads via Horsham. They just pass the order onto EBC so the order come from EBC. TBH can't remember if  I actually checked the boxes myself (but think i did). Gave them to my garage to fit as part of a service. Owner just called and said the rears have gone on fine and the fronts fitted fine but they look to be too thick. They instantly lock the front wheels.

 

Owner said he'd take a look tomorrow morning as he's just going off what his mechanic said, but his mech said front and rears were the same part. Would the rears even fit into the front callipers? I'll have a better idea whether the mechanics made a mistake tomorrow once the owners had a look. The pictures of fronts and rears look identical on Horshams website.

https://h-dev.co.uk/product/nissan-350z-3-5-brembo-2003-rear-ebc-redstuff-brake-pads-dp31537c

https://h-dev.co.uk/product/142

 

Owner did say if its just a bit too think he can sand a few mm off them. Is that a good idea? 

This was my receipt from h-dev. annoyingly no actual part number.

[ZMANALEX]

Best to source and fit the correct pads.

 

As a last resort, removing pad material must be done on a lathe to achieve a uniformed finish

[mr v6]

By thick I'm assuming he means the width. Common with Brembo alloy calipers that use stainless steel sliders on the inside that the pads move along. From experience, corrosion between the 2 metals form under the sliders which slightly lifts them off the surface, this results in it 'not seeming' like the pads will fit or, in your case, too wide (if that is the case). It's a tedious job splitting the calipers, removing the sliders to remove as much corrosion as possible & building them back up, I've had to do that in the past. At one point you were able to buy new sliders on ebay for the Brembo calipers.

 

Your issue may be completely different.

Edited 2 hours ago by mr v6