My Rear Pads keep dropping out

[Trickie Dickie]

At first I thought I had snapped the handbrake cable
(my Mum always said I didn't know my own strength!!!!)
but turned out the pad had split from the backing and dropped out.

Now within only a couple of hundred miles I have the same problem of no handbrake
but am told the whole pad and backing have dropped out 1 side this time.

Anyone come across this and is there an easy fix or has the 1st mechanic just done a cr@p job?

My MOT is booked for tomorrow so any help appreciated

Cheers
Richard

[blaineuk]

They bolt in, so either he didn't put the nut on or left it loose

[Hamish400]

Have had 2 handbrake pads separate from the backing plate recently (2 separate occasions) - pads had been new when fitted about 6 months ago when rear brakes got a full overhaul.
Could not quite identify the brand name on the old pads (not Ferodo). Replacements now fitted are made by Ferodo.

Rgds
Hamish

[Campbell]

Ive had this, the glue used to hold the material to the plat fails after time, the pads are from and E-Type, just best to get new pads and have them fitted for the MOT, they bold it, just a small pig to fit, better than an E-Type as you have to drop the back end down to service the brakes got to love Jags thinking .....

[Trickie Dickie]

Thanks for the quick replies guys

Fingers crossed these ok and straight thru the MOT

Cheers
Richard

[ROOODBOY]

When I bought my Wedge there was a pad including backing plate missing on one side.

It turned out that someone had had the handbrake part of the caliper off at some time and when they put it back on the managed to put the two long mounting bolts next to the main caliper body and not screwed into it!

Because it is quite hard to see in there it all looked ok at first, the bolts even felt like they were screwed in not just against the side of the main caliper!

[grahamw48]

This is how they should look...minus the rust and gunge.

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[Wedg1e]

I had the same issue on my Tasmin; luckily I found the pad intact on the road. Blew the dust off, bit of superglue, Fanny's your long-lost relative

[Trickie Dickie]

Thanks for the help again guys and great pic Graham

Apparently it was Cr@p pads that have fallen apart so quickly

Replaced with decent ones and only failed the MOT on a ball-joint
so re-test on Monday and back on the road

Cheers
Trickie

[grahamw48]

Pic was borrowed from another Wedger Richard.

I remember one MOT on my 400 (after which I had the rear brakes totally overhauled) the tester/mechanic saying that the handbrake pads had started to disintegrate.

Something for everyone to keep an eye out for ?

Anyway, hopefully see you later in the year.

[Trickie Dickie]

grahamw48 said:

Pic was borrowed from another Wedger Richard.

I remember one MOT on my 400 (after which I had the rear brakes totally overhauled) the tester/mechanic saying that the handbrake pads had started to disintegrate.

Something for everyone to keep an eye out for ?

Anyway, hopefully see you later in the year.

Cheers Graham

Are you going to Harewood Hillclimb next week?
The TVRs are racing there

Rich

[grahamw48]

Now you've reminded me...YES !

[Trickie Dickie]

grahamw48 said:

Now you've reminded me...YES !

See you there

I have called our monthly TVR meeting there instead this month
so hopefully there should be a good turnout of TVRs to watch

Cheers
Rich