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Rear brake pads asymmetrical on 2013 Legacy 3.6R?


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I ordered new pads and rotors for the Legacy.

Did the front a few days ago and when I got to the rear I ran into an unfortunate surprise.

 

Only one out of the four pads in the Akebono kit that I ordered have a clip riveted to the rear of the pad.

 

I double checked the car and both the inner rear pads in the have a clip riveted to the pad. I got the car with only 30k so I'm quite sure those are the original pads.

 

So I contacted the seller expecting the box was just loaded incorrectly. They said this is by design and all the kits are made like this. I looked at a couple other kits and sure enough only one out of the four pads has a clip.

 

I am really perplexed by this.

I can't imagine why any vehicle would need a clip only on one side. Did Subaru update this at some point and only require a clip on one side?

 

Apologies if this has been going over, I did a search and couldn't find anything.

 

 

 

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Okay I think I found the answer.

It seems these are wear indicators and not necessary for holding the brake pad in place, which is what I thought.

 

It seems a lot of aftermarket manufacturers have opted to only include one to save cost, since if one is that worn they both need to be replaced anyway.

 

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I put Akebono pads on my car last time. I seem to recall that there was a squealer-clip only on one pad rear pad. Not sure about the fronts. The Wagner OEX pads I put on my wife’s Forester last weekend had them on both sides of the front and back pads. On all my other cars - Subarus and otherwise - those clips are hit or miss. Only my old BMW and Audi consistently didn’t have them, though I suspect it’s because those have electronic wear sensors instead.

 

This would seem to support your notion that each manufacturer does what they want. [emoji2369]

 

 

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