Guest leejd Posted October 10, 2008 hi fitted some omp pads to my 205 rallye with bendix calipers today and have been struggling with the slidding key which keeps the pads in, hammerd it on after a struggle but u can move the ouside pad abit and it dont seem locked in fully u cant move the inside pad with the piston aginst it at all i tryed to prise the outside pad out with a screw driver but it wont come out just worrried it might come out whilst driving as theres movment there have i done something wrong or is this normal as it dont seem safe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,626 Posted October 10, 2008 did you use a new fitting kit or the old parts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest leejd Posted October 10, 2008 old parts just new low pad indicators Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grandos 16 Posted October 10, 2008 Did you clean all the cr*p of both the caliper and the key with a wire brush prior to fitting? and did you use lube? (there always time for lube ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest leejd Posted October 10, 2008 the key was spotless i did copper grease everything it just seems like the key is only holding just over halfway guess i might have bent it when i was getting abit happy with the hammer but looking at the caliper it ony seems to have a grove just over half way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grandos 16 Posted October 10, 2008 Just checking before I give you the wrong information these are the same as the ones fitted to the GTI? If so the key is not quite a perfect right angle and has different length legs coming from the angle if you see what I mean. It can therefore be fitted the wrong way round (done this myself) which if you kept on hammering would bend the key. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest leejd Posted October 10, 2008 just been out to the car (its in a garage as its going to be a rally car) there is a slot so you can get the key started as i just hammerd down on the key ive bent it, put the key in from the other caliper and the pads stay firm just alittle bit of play from where the slot is which i guess is nomal as the key aint held there so my fault, hope my mistake may help someone else but dont think anyones as dull as me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
