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Old 12-13-2012, 12:38 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by karma003 View Post
Its not the pads ur worried about, its the rotor itself. Its hot. So when u apply the e brake it squeezes on it & as it cools down it shrinks thousands of an inch (i knoe cuz im a machinist). & if the pads r pressing out as it compresses, then it gets.warped where the pads were...

But anyways...
I think what he is telling you is that the Ebrake does not squeeze on the rotor with your rear brake pads. It uses a drum brake style engagement system. Could be wrong if its not like other subarus.
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