Stop in for a cup of coffee

And I think we talked about this a while back.
Brake pads not fitting tight to the caliper (GM slider)

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Had to get a little creative to bend the ends of the long lower tab up. But a few trials and errors got it snug.
Then realized the silencer? plate was as you see it. Seems they used something like RTV to attach it. I had a little super high temp orange RTV, We'll see if it works.
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Seemed to brake better and I didn't hear the clanging on brake release... so hopefully that was that issue.
What i used to do was drive a chisel in between hub and brake pad, then a blunt punch and hammer to tighten the tabs. Worked very well.