I was driving through town today, had just picked up a torque wrench, some grease and other bits to install the new axles, when I heard a really bad noise from the front end.
As I pulled up to a red light, my right front wheel locked up! Luckily I was only crawling along for the last metre or so when it happened. When the light went green, I moved forward very slowly (with the steering pulling heavily to the right) and made it into a car park.
Luckily I had all the tools in the back, after a trip out to the Western Tiers on Sunday. After I pulled the wheel off I found this
The pad had wedged itself in real hard, causing the wheel to initially lock up. The disc is badly scored and will need to be machined, if not replaced, and one of the little metal clips that holds the pad in place disintegrated.
My next stop was actually Burson's to pick up some new pads! It wasn't far so I walked the rest of the way
Luckily it didn't happen on the weekend while I was traveling at speed on slippery Western Tasmanian roads!
Anyone know where I can find some more clips for the pads?
