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Old 07-27-2009, 08:27 AM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by compress ignite View Post
If the Piston is stood Vertical, on the Pad contact surface,the Barrel/Cylinder
of the Piston will be slightly like the leaning tower of Pizza?
Correct.

The contact between the piston face and the pad is not uniform. M/B desires a specific loading pattern on the pad, presumably to eliminate squeal. From memory, the angular relationship is 20 degrees of vertical..........but, it's been a long time. I don't do them anymore.
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