Device and procedure for the automatic fixing of a lining wear indicator bend

This application claims the benefit of priority based on German Application No. 19930529.3, filed Jul. 1, 1999, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. A device according to the invention for the automatic fixing of bend B of a lining wear indicator, in particular for a motor vehicle brake, comprises a wire that is embedded in a plastic extrusion-coated component. A spacer and an insert are also embedded with the wire in the plastic extrusion-coated component. The procedure of the invention includes laying the wire along the spacer; positioning the spacer with the wire into a hollow cylindrical portion of the insert; and bending the insert. Additionally, the bent insert can be placed in an injection mold; a plastic extrusion coating can be applied to at least part of the insert , and the coated, bent lining wear indicator can be removed from the mold.