surpip
1 ton status
what is the desigined function of these??
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disk brake backing plate
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readymix
3/4 ton status
Do you mean the dust shield?
surpip
1 ton status
yea, i guess, the thin metal plate that goes around the inboard side of the disk
the drivers side mount on the mini is cracked and it rattling like crazy, i figure there must be some reason they are installed, the OE's could save money by not putting them on, so there must be some reason for them
just trying to find out what that reason is before i take it off.
the blazer dosent have them, and my old mini diddent have them and i ever noticed any problems, but just wondering what the actual function is for them
the drivers side mount on the mini is cracked and it rattling like crazy, i figure there must be some reason they are installed, the OE's could save money by not putting them on, so there must be some reason for them
just trying to find out what that reason is before i take it off.
the blazer dosent have them, and my old mini diddent have them and i ever noticed any problems, but just wondering what the actual function is for them
Just remove them and call it done.
readymix
3/4 ton status
I think they were designed to trap rocks and mud on our trucks.
On a car I don't know. I always remove them
On a car I don't know. I always remove them
surpip
1 ton status
cool, thanks
Depending on how they are designed, are they by chance acting to duct air over the rotors? Some new vehicles seem to have really thin rotors.
surpip
1 ton status
mini rotors are really thin, but the dust plate or backing plate is just like any other plate
