A brake pad retention system, comprising: a brake pad; a brake pad carrier mount; and a brake pad retaining element, wherein the brake pad has a lateral side retention feature in a lateral side of the brake pad, the brake pad carrier mount has a lock profile on a surface facing the lateral side of the brake pad, the brake pad retaining element includes a first retaining element retention feature and a second retaining element retention feature arranged such that when the brake pad is at an installed position in the brake pad carrier mount, the brake pad retaining element is positioned between the brake pad and the brake pad carrier mount with the first retaining element retention feature located radially-inward from the second retaining element retention feature, the first retaining element retention feature engaging the brake pad lateral side retention feature and the second retaining element retention feature engaging the brake pad carrier mount lock profile, and the brake pad retaining element is configured to be carried on the brake pad during brake pad insertion in a radially-inward direction and removal in a radially-outward direction from the brake pad carrier mount. a brake pad; a brake pad carrier mount; and a brake pad retaining element, wherein the brake pad has a lateral side retention feature in a lateral side of the brake pad, the brake pad carrier mount has a lock profile on a surface facing the lateral side of the brake pad, the brake pad retaining element includes a first retaining element retention feature and a second retaining element retention feature arranged such that when the brake pad is at an installed position in the brake pad carrier mount, the brake pad retaining element is positioned between the brake pad and the brake pad carrier mount with the first retaining element retention feature located radially-inward from the second retaining element retention feature, the first retaining element retention feature engaging the brake pad lateral side retention feature and the second retaining element retention feature engaging the brake pad carrier mount lock profile, and the brake pad retaining element is configured to be carried on the brake pad during brake pad insertion in a radially-inward direction and removal in a radially-outward direction from the brake pad carrier mount. the brake pad has a lateral side retention feature in a lateral side of the brake pad, the brake pad carrier mount has a lock profile on a surface facing the lateral side of the brake pad, the brake pad retaining element includes a first retaining element retention feature and a second retaining element retention feature arranged such that when the brake pad is at an installed position in the brake pad carrier mount, the brake pad retaining element is positioned between the brake pad and the brake pad carrier mount with the first retaining element retention feature located radially-inward from the second retaining element retention feature, the first retaining element retention feature engaging the brake pad lateral side retention feature and the second retaining element retention feature engaging the brake pad carrier mount lock profile, and the brake pad retaining element is configured to be carried on the brake pad during brake pad insertion in a radially-inward direction and removal in a radially-outward direction from the brake pad carrier mount.