How exactly do you seperate the backplate further from the disc? It looks bolted on in the centre of the plate, so i don't understand how it's going to move.
Anyone got any advice?
Anyone got any advice?
Technical Moving backplate away from disc
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Technical Moving backplate away from disc
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Push it so it bends.
Yup, its only tin.
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What purpose does the backplate serve exactly? For my rear disc conversion beam rebuild, I've got one on, but the other seems to be taking ages for Fiat to supply, it's been on order for over a month and half.
I think it's just to prevent water, and debris from flying up off the road and affecting the discs.
I've pushed the plate back now,and the squeak it was causing has improved greatly. I was out for about an hour and a quarter through towns, using the brakes a fair bit, and only heard it, mildly for about 3 minutes before i stopped.
Is it just a case of pushing it further back, to stop it altogether?
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I thought it would be something along those lines, and also to prevent brake dust from entering the wheel bearing and perhaps the radius arm bearing. The reason I ask is that some people chose to remove them, and I was wondering the advantages of that.
I wish you could just take them off, if it would get rid of the squeal it's causing on my wheel.
I don't think it would cause any immediate problem if you took it off (wouldn't fancy driving in th rain mind!), but Fiat have put them there for a reason. I doubt they'd put anything on the car, if they could get away with going without!
Remove it.
I have none on either end of my car.
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I have none on either end of my car.
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brake disc heat onto bearings - the tin reflects a lot of the heat away. Best to paint them white or silver if you do fit them.
I've been out again today, after trying to bend the plate further back, but it's still there. There's no problem until i've been driving a while, and once it's there, it stays for a while. It gets really noticeable then dies down a bit.
Becoming extremely frustrated with it!!
I've bought new brake pads, as i noticed they were nearly down when i was looking at the wheel. Hopefully this might make some difference!
Aye, change the pads, I thought you'd checked them already.
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Yeah, they look okay on the side where im getting the squeak, not much left but enough. However, on the passenger side, it's almost down to the metal.
Could this have anything to do with it? If one side is more worn than the other?
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Yup, could be sticking caliper(s).
Make sure the caliper moves smoothly when off the car.
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Make sure the caliper moves smoothly when off the car.
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The discs themselves are actually very stiff. If the car's been sitting a while and you move the disc, you can see the outline of the pad, suggesting it's too tight. The piston looks as if it's sticking outside it's housing, pushing the pads on.
