Spot-type disc brake including caliper retention arrangements

A spot-type disc brake for an automotive vehicle, comprising a carrier adapted to be mounted to the wheel suspension of said vehicle, a brake housing slidably mounted to said carrier, said brake housing including two circumferentially spaced apart angularly disposed bores, brake pad actuating means associated with said housing, and a retaining arrangement for preventing the brake housing from being lifted clear of said carrier, said retaining arrangement including a wire element having opposite ends mounted in said angularly disposed bores in the brake housing, said wire element forming at least one projection which engages into at least one axially extending recess provided in the brake carrier, said recess defined by substantially parallel confining walls.