bogdann

Just did mine with dampers and not a squeak. Push one side into the piston and then gently push on the opposite side while slowly twisting them fully into the piston. Brute force is not your friend.

blained

Well, finally got them in! I was more afraid of damaging them putting them in than anything else - stayed away from brute force! I found two things helped:
1. Slightly bending all the teeth in with needle-nose pliers before starting, and
2. Using a little 5-inch prybar I had lying around to 'knuckle' them in with the bent part. Of course, that meant being careful not to gouge the rotor.

Well, that was certainly more stressful than the stick-on backing pads I've been more used to! Especially when the one fell down between the dust shield and rotor!

Thanks for all your help,
Blaine

MFranke

If you are having difficulty installing the dampers then make sure you have the correct size. Different model years have different sized dampers.

Bill Ball

That's right and there is a confusing array with differences in the teeth depending on brake configuration (I would say model year, but there were inconsistent mid-year changes). When I used them in the past and tried to order them from DEVEK, Susan would have me bring the old ones in so she could be certain which ones I needed. These dampers are so inconvenient that I have gone w/o them for probably 10 years with only very, very rare squeals. Essentially none. I coat the pad backplates areas that contact the pistons and the other points where the plates contact the calipers with copper antiseize and bed the pads pretty vigorously.

Gary Knox

I've found it is far easier to just remove the calipers (two mounting bolts from the back, insert the 'spiders' into the pistons without the complication of the rotor being in the way, putting the pads in, then re-mounting the calipers. DON'T let the calipers hang - being suspended by the brake line. I use a Strong piece of bent wire to suspend the caliper.

Gary--