everything sounds pretty much normal.that is the way i change pads.they go in tight unless you painstakingly clean all the old brake dust out of the calipers.drive round the block to bed in the new pads and all will be okay.

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David S Poole
European Performance
Dallas, TX
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"Fortune favors the prepared mind"
1987 Mercedes Benz 420SEL
1988 Mercedes Benz 300TE (With new evaporator)
2000 Mercedes Benz C280
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