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Old 11-15-2016, 08:55 AM   #2944
PaulE
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Originally Posted by JayG View Post
That's normal
They need to be close to the disk to do their job. As the pads wear, the caliper pistons will push out and the backing plate of the pad will be closer to the rotor, and the guide pins can still do their job. The guide pins are in a fixed position, they are never going to touch the rotor. But I felt the same thing when I did my front brakes, I had to think it through!
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