Brake Pads

[InterCooL]

hey guys

ive changed a few pads before and know what pads should look like

anyhow my r33 was making a squealin noise from the one disc since i bought it, so i pulled out the pads, and this is what i have found

obviously the circled metal prong has been scraping the disc and making the noise. it looks like it is there as a marker to let you know that you're getting low on brake pad meat. however it looks like i still have at least 50% left?

am i wrong and r33 pads are meant to be 5-7 times thicker than they are atm?

or should i just forget bend the metal prong away from the disc, and drive away and monitor my brake pads?

[Beer Baron]

yeah your pads are about 50% worn. you can bend that wear indicator out of the way if you want, but it's there for a reason. i would personally just buy new pads, but for street use you could get a fair few more kms out of those if the $$ are tight. i wouldn't use them on track though.

[InterCooL]

that's all i needed to hear

thank you beer baron!

[Craved]

check the wear on the rotor itself, for that wear indicator to be hitting the rotors must be fairly worn to allow it to touch them.