Originally Posted by Drunken Chicken
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:
-DC
yep, they are supposed to be that way to aid in removal, and guiding the wheel in a bit easier. they've been selling their pads that way for a while now (at least newer version in the last couple years) and i've yet to have a problem with them. in fact, when i've used aftermarket non-avid pads, i end up bending them that way. it works.