Niko2000TL

Question for all you Hawk Pad Owners....

When you installed the front, and especially rear pads, did you re-use the factory shims used on the OEM pads??? I re-used the ones in front, but could not use all of the ones on the rear...there are some rivets on the rear pads on the rear side of the rotor....

If someone who has installed these pads, can you please answer my question...thanks!

01tl4tl

The HAWK HPS has its shim attached to the pad backing plate already
Simply apply some caliper grease to the contact areas on the caliper to backing plate and especially those 2 metal slider rails and the unthreaded part of the caliper bolts
Everything must move freely when done
Bed the pads in exactly as described on box and enjoy!

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iTrader: (1)

i have hawks on my front and i used oem shims but they do make a grinding noise when im slowly moving with my foot on the brake. prob because i didnt use any caliper grease :|

GQstyle

So, is it a bad thing to use the OEM shims on the HPS pads? I put them on (not knowing any better), and I guess I can pull them off tomorrow. Oddly enough, my HPS pads didn't come with any grease.

Can I leave the shims on, or should I take them off? BTW, these are on the fronts. Thanks.

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iTrader: (1)

i did the same as ^^, so what to do?

fergymac

niko2000tl for some reason i couldn't pm you so heres my question and i know its in the wrong thread but what could i do?

when running the shielded wire for the navi how did you guys get it to match up perfectly? i.e. one sets in 2's meaning 2 pair shielded plus drain wire, 3's plus drain, and 5's plus drain wire,.... home depot only has 2's and 4's how can i make everything match up please let me know how to do this properly....or where to get the perfect cables for the wire harness....