Anyone know anything about disc brakes?

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elswick

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.

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Emyr in reply to @elswick

Are you sure they're the right pads?

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.

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elswick in reply to @Emyr

Yep. Google images shows the original type with spring and the new ones without. I'm wondering if I should snip the spring down to get some tension.
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Howard in reply to @Emyr

Magura MT8

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