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Well, this story has a happy ending. The springs on the outer pads I THINK were the culprit. They were weak, and I found both had cracked, letting the pads exit the calipers while driving. I purchased a BETTER pair(Ceramic pads) which came with much heavier-duty springs to hold them on, and they...

All I can think of is substandard pads. They fit up nice, went in well, but still shed the caliper while in use. I can't see why, that is why I posted. I know I am new here, but in no way new to cars, brakes, or otherwise, so I would see if it is a Ford Explorer thing, but I am seeing it isn't...

I didn't lube the metal/rubber pin things. They had no lube when they were removed, so none went on when they were put back in. The caliper was against the pad when the car was driven, as I pumped the brakes to get it out before leaving the garage. Brakes were functioning fine for over 8 miles...

The pad is intact, still on the metal backing plate. the ENTIRE new pad came off from the position it was supposed to be in, and was trapped between the wheel, and the dust shield. The pad now has some really nice dents in it from its journey, too, as well as the spring clip now a mess, bent and...

I guess it COULD be installed metal-side toward the rotor, if you tried hard enough.....of course, the springs would be against the rotor, and would need to be mashed down to do that.... But no, it was installed with the pad side toward the rotor. I guess I'll just buy some new pads from a...

Yep, those were still in place when the entire pad came out! Steel backing still on the asbestos pad. No way really to install them backwards. I was amazed to see one laying against the wheel when it came out.-----Metalguy

Ok, maybe I'm missing something in terminology here. By "pins" I mean the steel/rubber retaining pins. There are no...."dowel pins"? The steel/rubber retainers were/are there, and no damage to the calipers. Its why I'm baffled. Could the new pads not have a deep enough detent to hold them in...

Guys, I recently (yesterday!) installed new brake pads on the front of a 1991 Explorer, and today while driving, one outside pad departed the caliper while driving. Now....in the caliper's defense, I didn't lube the rubber/steel "pins" that hold the caliper in place. Was this why they are...

Hi, Name is Bob, but I go by metalguy on this, and several other forums. I have been recently working on the Explorer's brakes, and have read Glacier's front brake diary.