Installing Hawk HPS brake pads, only one has a metal clip extender.

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ReggNoble

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Mazda, 2 Touring 5speed

• Jan 11, 2013

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I received my HPS pads today and noticed on one pad only having a metal clip on the back side rivet.
Is this normal to have one specific pad to have a metal clip?

 

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ReggNoble

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Mazda, 2 Touring 5speed

• Jan 11, 2013

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Did some research and the single clip is the wear indicator.
Anybody know what specific pad uses this?
I do not recall this in some other cars.

 

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kcdirtbro54

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mazda2

• Jan 11, 2013

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It goes in as one of the insides pads. Normally pad sets come with 2 pads of the 4 that have indicators, and those are installed as the inside pads. Hope that helps

 

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ReggNoble

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Mazda, 2 Touring 5speed

• Jan 11, 2013

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Thanks kcdirtbro54.
The wear indicator on the HPS pads are pretty far.
Can this be taken of manually or forced off and still be used properly??
I dont need something to tell me my pads are low, useless just like TPMS for car people.

 

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kcdirtbro54

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mazda2

• Jan 12, 2013

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I haven't had Hawk pads in my hands since I put some on my Miata I had several years ago. I'm sure it's just like any other pad where you can remove the wear indicator (squealer) with a little convincing.

 

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ReggNoble

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Mazda, 2 Touring 5speed

• Jan 16, 2013

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The Hawk HPS pads were an exact replacement to the stock as far as the wear indicator. only one on the inside driver side.

 

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Ryno666

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• Jan 17, 2013

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That extra sonic resonator must have been to heavy, or to loud LOL!