Rear brake pad replacement

[George R. Young]

C10, 2001, 66,493 km inside rear pad was worn down to 1mm. Probably the original pads. Straightforward replacement, only spilled a bit of old brake fluid, getting ready for a trip.

There's a rotating disk on the end of the slave piston, anybody know what it's for?

[jim snyder]

C10, 2001, 66,493 km inside rear pad was worn down to 1mm. Probably the original pads. Straightforward replacement, only spilled a bit of old brake fluid, getting ready for a trip.

There's a rotating disk on the end of the slave piston, anybody know what it's for?

Those are heat isolaters, they keep heat from the pads from transfering to the caliper.

[Pfloydgad]

George,
Don't forget to check that rr. hub spline in the rr. wheel. My 01 puked hers at 70k and left me stranded. Your already in there, might as well pop the o-ring and pull it off and give it a good look see.
Oh yea, what Jim said.
Ride safe all, ATGATT please.
Greg

[George R. Young]

I removed the rear caliper without taking off the wheel. But I will soon be putting on a new rear tire, and the splines will be checked, both in the wheel and in the drive shaft.