OK, I hope I can describe this part as I have no idea where it goes.

I was removing the rear wheel last night to replace the tire, chain, sprockets and brake pads. I managed to loosen the caliper up before removing the rear wheel, but when I started pulling the rear wheel and the caliper bracket, some sort of clip fell out. This is not the clip that goes behind the axle nut. It looks almost like it should hold the brake pads on or in place, but the clip shown in the manual for the pads is still up in the top of the caliper. The clip is somewhat square, is as thin as the pad clip at the top of the caliper, and it has several tabe bent on it. In fact, when I tried to fit it against items such as the pads or the caliper, it almost clipped in to the other clip in the caliper. If I need to I will get a picture, but I need help as I have to put this back together after work tonight. As I said, the service manual I have does not show this clip, only the one that fits the top of the pads that fits in the caliper underside.

 

are you talking about 8 or 10? http://www.ronayers.com/fiche/200_02...mp;parent=5120

 

if its 10 which it sounds like it just sits on the perch on the caliper like how it lines up in the diagram.. hope this helps!

 

Man, thanks a million. It is #10. #8 is still sitting in the caliper and I couldn't figure out where that other part fell from. I can tell I'm going to have a lot of fun trying to hold that damn clip in place with the pads while trying to re-install.

BTW, do you guys just use a c-clamp to force the piston back in? (they way one would with a car caliper?)

 

that clips is really easy to get to stay in there the pressure of the pads should hold it in.. i usually just push the piston back in by hand its not that hard. or i put the pads on and stick something wooden in between them and just pry it that way..

 

Well, I guess I am not in as much of a hurry as I thought. The damn UPS driver didn't drop the tire off at the shop with the rest of their orer, so the soonest I can put everything back together is tomorrow night now. I sure hope it didn't get "Lost in transit".