alpental
Turbocharged
Anyone know the specs on rear brake pad thickness and when they need to be replaced? Can't seem to find it in the forum or the service manual.
Rear brake pad thickness
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Bedifferent
Old man on a bike
I would suggest at every tire change. The guy who I had do my tire also put the new brakes on I brought along with the rear tire. The old brake pads looked pretty good, about half worn, but my service guy did say that it was probably best that I had him put on new pads because he didn't think the old pads would have lasted till the next tire change. I put on some double sintered EBC brakes from flipmeister.
Rick Morris
"Have you seen Junior's grades?"
Brake pads are cheap, change them when you change your tires. They may be more than half worn over the 10K mark.
Bedifferent
Old man on a bike
Well, I wouldn't say cheap at $35-$40 a set, two sets for the front, but I agree. As long as you have it down, replace the brakes.
Rick Morris
"Have you seen Junior's grades?"
compared to going down or a rear tire, that is cheap.
1olbull
Riding Motor Since 1950
I check my brake pads frequently, especially the front set.
When they reach, or approach 3/32" I change them out.
Sooner if i am about to head out on a long trip.
I then order a fresh set right after the instal, so that a new set is always at the ready.
When they reach, or approach 3/32" I change them out.
Sooner if i am about to head out on a long trip.
I then order a fresh set right after the instal, so that a new set is always at the ready.
alpental
Turbocharged
Yeah, and the rear pads are a little more labor intensive to change than the front. I'll order a couple pairs today and change them out. Thanks for the advice.
1olbull
Riding Motor Since 1950
Order two complete sets.
When you are prepping LAST MINUTE, as we all do, for a trip - you may need them handy!
I do the same with tires, oil and filters.
sleeves
Nitrous
+1 two sets, spare oil and filter on the shelf
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Just so happens I measured a set with a caliper and looked up the spec recently when I had my new tire mounted last week or so. On my EBC HH Sintered the plate is 4.4 mm thick. The pad is 4 mm thick. My pads still had 1.5 mm left so I put them back on. I did also order a new set to install later.
