Inserting pad wear sensors
#17
I got mine in today. I used the Dremel to increase the space available for the sensor to slide into. Once I did that they went in without much fuss.
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Use caution with the dremel. As you'll see, the opening is -not- round (so you can't just drill a hole in the pad backing), and is in fact stepped so the bakelite part sits snug while there's room for the little metal clips out the back. The little jeweler's or die-makers files make short work (less than a minute per pad) of the stuff filling the opening. Then the sensors snap right in.
#20
Use caution with the dremel. As you'll see, the opening is -not- round (so you can't just drill a hole in the pad backing), and is in fact stepped so the bakelite part sits snug while there's room for the little metal clips out the back. The little jeweler's or die-makers files make short work (less than a minute per pad) of the stuff filling the opening. Then the sensors snap right in.
#21
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Dr Bob had it spot on. When I took the time tho look properly at the slots in the pads for the sensors, the thick blobs of paint (on one or both sides of the slot) were obvious. Less than a minute's work with a tiny flat file, and the sensor would slide in securely but with no interference.