Read this post and glad im not alone.
I changed all brake pads over 2 years ago. Purchased Bendix General CT pads.
Before you all get excited I don't drive my 2003 Mazda Protege much.
Since changing my pads the front brakes have had a clapping sound. Annoying AF.
I will tell you all that I am missing those tensile steel shims that go behind the pads though.
I dont think my protege was looked after though (bought the car second hand) and the scary thing I noticed that the rear wheel used to have way more brake dust than the front wheels. When I replaced the pads there was uneven pad wear.
I haven't died or come off the road since and I do drive the car hard. YAY!
Bendix general CT pads were great on my prior Toyotas.
The Protege feels way better to drive though.
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