Eldorado2k
08-03-2016, 05:45 PM
I was organizing my pads and backing plates yesterday and stumbled upon something interesting, or more like a mistake I never would've thought I'd be making.
I'm not sure how many have noticed, but at least in my experience Griots likes to pre load washers onto their backing plates for you.. I guess I must've lost track because I was pretty surprised to pry out 3 washers from my 6" backing plate. That's right, 3!
No wonder it's was on its way to being stripped.. I've reduced it to 1 washer now in this pic.
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Here's both of em.
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And to make things even stranger, turns out I had been using my 5" backing plate without a washer at all for who knows how long. Lol.
I'm 100% certain this backing plate came out the box with 1 washer pre installed. I have no idea how it's bare and the 6" plate is loaded with 3...
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Just thought I'd mention it for anyone who may be curious to take a closer look at their current hookup. It's also good to clean around the backing plate area including the shroud and thread every once in a while.
Pretty big size difference between the 2 backing plates.. Big pads rule:)
50979
I'm not sure how many have noticed, but at least in my experience Griots likes to pre load washers onto their backing plates for you.. I guess I must've lost track because I was pretty surprised to pry out 3 washers from my 6" backing plate. That's right, 3!
No wonder it's was on its way to being stripped.. I've reduced it to 1 washer now in this pic.
50974
Here's both of em.
50975
And to make things even stranger, turns out I had been using my 5" backing plate without a washer at all for who knows how long. Lol.
I'm 100% certain this backing plate came out the box with 1 washer pre installed. I have no idea how it's bare and the 6" plate is loaded with 3...
50978
Just thought I'd mention it for anyone who may be curious to take a closer look at their current hookup. It's also good to clean around the backing plate area including the shroud and thread every once in a while.
Pretty big size difference between the 2 backing plates.. Big pads rule:)
50979