garboui
12-01-2007, 03:37 PM
I had just finished installing some HPS pads on the rear of my 3. i had noticed though that the hawk pads sit slightly higher than the stock pads ~<1/8" higher I installed the pad stamped with an "I" and the spring clip on the inside, they both sat high. High enough though to run into the lip that the oe pads have worn into the rotors. Has this been normal across other peoples installations?
ps. i originally attacked setting the pistons back in via needle noze pliers by twisting and pushing. i ended up resorting to the gool ole c-clamp to get the pistons pushed back. if doing it this way you just have to make sure that the screw part of the clamp is pushing on the piston so that the rotation of the screw part of the clamp will allow/cause the piston to turn as you tighten it.
ps. i originally attacked setting the pistons back in via needle noze pliers by twisting and pushing. i ended up resorting to the gool ole c-clamp to get the pistons pushed back. if doing it this way you just have to make sure that the screw part of the clamp is pushing on the piston so that the rotation of the screw part of the clamp will allow/cause the piston to turn as you tighten it.