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2005 Mustang V6 Legend Lime
1968 Chevrolet Nova
1964 Corvette Stingray
1986 Corvette "Official Pace Car"
1986 Mercedes 190D
Last week when i cruised the interstate at 60 mph my left front wheel blocked totaly ... , came loose again and blocked totaly again...
when i managed to stop the car on the emergency lane i found out that there was a little chunck of steel between caliper and disc..
I removed it , wheel came loose , and i went to my shop to put the car on the car-hoist.
First i thought that a piece of brakepad was broken of but when i examined better it seemed that a "Y" clip that was spot welded to the inside of the discrotor fell of and caused this problem..
i took the discrotor from the other side of the car and saw that the "Y" clip was present but came loose also when i wiggled it a bit..
Those "Y"clips are present between the air flow ducts in the disc rotor , 1 on each rotor...
What's the purpose of those "Y"clips .. ? , balancing..?
I drove the car without the clips for a couple of miles , maybe i noticed a slight unbalance in the car .. , or maybe it's just me..
So does anybody know where are those clips for..??
thanks in advance ,
John
when i managed to stop the car on the emergency lane i found out that there was a little chunck of steel between caliper and disc..
I removed it , wheel came loose , and i went to my shop to put the car on the car-hoist.
First i thought that a piece of brakepad was broken of but when i examined better it seemed that a "Y" clip that was spot welded to the inside of the discrotor fell of and caused this problem..
i took the discrotor from the other side of the car and saw that the "Y" clip was present but came loose also when i wiggled it a bit..
Those "Y"clips are present between the air flow ducts in the disc rotor , 1 on each rotor...
What's the purpose of those "Y"clips .. ? , balancing..?
I drove the car without the clips for a couple of miles , maybe i noticed a slight unbalance in the car .. , or maybe it's just me..
So does anybody know where are those clips for..??
thanks in advance ,
John