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[fiend61]

hi all
just a question that has me stumped at the moment  :-/ , i have just had front pads replaced and when trying to fit the the new wear sensors they seem to be too small for the hole in the pad, i would have thought that it would be a tight fit to stop them moving around but i might be wrong (as usual)   :-?
so if any of the wise men out there can shed some light i would be most gratefull 

[tunnie]

i found the new sensors a right pig to fit, use some pliers, but be careful!

[fiend61]

thanks for reply tunnie but what i meant was that the pin (thingy) on the sensor seems to small for the hole in the pad, in otherwords will fall out,

[feeutfo]

are they vx pads? it is a tight fit, but certainly would not use pliers personally, sensor is far to fragile ime...

little stud should go in up to the hilt, work it in by hand (< )

[tunnie]

thanks for reply tunnie but what i meant was that the pin (thingy) on the sensor seems to small for the hole in the pad, in otherwords will fall out,

Yup i know, use the pliers to put bit more force on the pin. Thats what i did....

But be careful not to crack the plastic 

[tidla]

speaking generally sometimes the sensor is clipped into the steel part of the pad to keep it secure.(assuming new sensor wires, old ones break)

[Andy B]

hi all
just a question that has me stumped at the moment  :-/ , i have just had front pads replaced and when trying to fit the the new wear sensors they seem to be too small for the hole in the pad, i would have thought that it would be a tight fit to stop them moving around but i might be wrong (as usual)   :-?
so if any of the wise men out there can shed some light i would be most gratefull 

When the sensor is clipped into the butterfly shaped anti-rattle spring, it should clip in frmly enough that it doesn't come out, but it wil still turn axially.

[fiend61]

thanks all, andy what do mean "clipped into the anti rattle spring"?   when i have the pad in my hand and put the sensor in the hole of the pad it falls straight in, turn it upside down and it will fall out, does the antirattle spring somehow keep it in when it is in the caliper??   sorry must sound really thick   :-/
btw these are brand new wear sensors and leads from vaux world

[Lizzie_Zoom]

thanks all, andy what do mean "clipped into the anti rattle spring"?   when i have the pad in my hand and put the sensor in the hole of the pad it falls straight in, turn it upside down and it will fall out, does the antirattle spring somehow keep it in when it is in the caliper??   sorry must sound really thick   :-/
btw these are brand new wear sensors and leads from vaux world

The spring that is anchored around the hole in the pad also retains the sensor when placed in the hole.  You will find if you compress the spring, it will widen the hole for the sensor to slot into with relative ease.

I would not recommend the use of pliers directly onto the sensor; they are too brittle for that type of treatment and you WILL break them as you are pressing against the full pressure of the springs!

[fiend61]

thanks lizzie, but that is what i am saying with the pad in my hand (spring not compressed) the wear sensor will fall into and out of the hole in the pad??? there is no tight fit at all  :-/

[same #same#]

thanks lizzie, but that is what i am saying with the pad in my hand (spring not compressed) the wear sensor will fall into and out of the hole in the pad??? there is no tight fit at all  :-/

are you sure they are the right ones 5.5mil hole.

[fiend61]

not sure samesame but got another set of pads and they are exactly the same hole seems to big for sensor, when the pad goes into the caliper does the anti rattle spring tighten up arond arond the pin of the sensor, cant seem to get my head round this at all  :-?

[YZ250]

Have you still got the old sensor to compare the new one against or the old pads to view worn pin size. :-/ If you have you could poke pin out of old one's and compare.

[fiend61]

no sorry yz250 havent got them chucked them when i got new ones DOHH 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

thanks lizzie, but that is what i am saying with the pad in my hand (spring not compressed) the wear sensor will fall into and out of the hole in the pad??? there is no tight fit at all  :-/

The sensor pin then would seem to be the wrong size, as in my experience the correct size never just falls in or out of the sensor hole!