Question about [HAWK] brake pads and using the OEM shim
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well, I'm about to swap out the old EBCs with Hawk pads, and have a question. for some reason, the EBC greenstuff instructions said not to use the oem metal shim, so i just put the brake grease on the back of the pad and installed it. I'm wondering, should i use the OEM shim with my Hawk pads, or leave them as is? it looks like the pads already came with some kind of thin shim cover on them (hopefully someone reading this has hawk pads too and knows what I mean).
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Originally Posted by Mex
well, I'm about to swap out the old EBCs with Hawk pads, and have a question. for some reason, the EBC greenstuff instructions said not to use the oem metal shim, so i just put the brake grease on the back of the pad and installed it. I'm wondering, should i use the OEM shim with my Hawk pads, or leave them as is? it looks like the pads already came with some kind of thin shim cover on them (hopefully someone reading this has hawk pads too and knows what I mean).
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Rep Power: 294 well I installed them yesterday before anyone posted, so I went ahead and left the OEM shims off. The small shims that came with the Hawk pads should suffice. No odd noises yet.. they're working well
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