Hey there, well after I took out one of the calipers from the box (should be installing the brakes this week) I noticed that one pad in each caliper has the "thin, pointy" bit (which doesn't contact the rotor, as far as I know) snapped -> are these only to extract or change the pads or do they play another role? At first I was mortified but then I thought it may not play that of an important role at all.
Here are two pics of what I mean:



Thanks in advance,
-DC