Steve Kirk Posted August 23, 2001 Share Posted August 23, 2001 The Caterham owners manual says that the part number is FDB398-F3460 but when I rang Halfords they said that their part number is simply FDB398A, where A stands for asbestos free. Anyone know if these are the right pads? Does the bit on the end maybe indicate the friction material type....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelspeed Posted August 23, 2001 Share Posted August 23, 2001 Looks like a Ferodo friction material specification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted August 23, 2001 Share Posted August 23, 2001 maybe,I shouldn't say this, but IMHO - sling anything in the rears - It really doesn't matter that much - just take your old pads to a factor and they will give you pads to match and v.cheap - the fronts are what really stop a Seven. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted August 23, 2001 Share Posted August 23, 2001 What would have been the original spec pads on a oct 97 1.6 s'lite , with AP rears ??? dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Kirk Posted August 24, 2001 Author Share Posted August 24, 2001 Paul, actually I would have guessed like you that the fronts were far more important than the rears, however I've read a few threads on this site which surprised me - they suggest that (at least on some cars if not all) it's the rears which overheat on track under heavy braking, with the pads disintegrating as a result - people are talking about ducting air to the rears to stop the pads getting fried. This suggests that relatively the rears might be doing at least as much work as the fronts. Or is it that the airflow to the rears is really so poor that even doing relatively little work they overheat anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ranson Posted August 24, 2001 Share Posted August 24, 2001 What would have been the original spec pads on a oct 97 1.6 s'lite , with AP rears ??? The 'part number' is MLB20, but all the Mintex compounds share that part.... Original was probably 1136. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Walker Posted August 24, 2001 Share Posted August 24, 2001 Steve, How you getting on with your new 7 and how's the commute in it going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted August 24, 2001 Share Posted August 24, 2001 Steve, It's lack of air flow which causes the overheating - it's virtually impossible to wear out the rear pads, often the only reason for changing them is if they weld themselves to the discs as a result of corrosion caused by venturing out in Winter Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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