Just had some new pads semi-metallic pads arrive. No spring included and the original spring (sintered pads) has nowhere to fit. Do I need the spring? I've fitted them without, and it rubs a lot, but they are cheap brakes.
I've only used 2 designs where there is no spring: Magura MT8 and Hayes CX mechanical brakes as found on GF's PXLR (not sure if stock). In both cases, the piston is magnetic, so they pull the pad away from the rotor.
Just had some new pads semi-metallic pads arrive. No spring included and the original spring (sintered pads) has nowhere to fit. Do I need the spring? I've fitted them without, and it rubs a lot, but they are cheap brakes.