11-08-2007, 09:57 PM
Change your pads when the meat of them has worn down to 1mm or less. Never let the steel backing plates be exposed.
1. Drop the wheels out of the frame. Different breaks use different methods to keep the pads in place. Shimano use split pins or allen key bolts, while others, such as Hayes, rely on springs. Either remove the split pins using a pair of pointy nose pliers, or pull the break pad towards the center line of the caliper using the pad tabs, and then up and out. The pad should come out easily. Repeat the process for the remaining pads, saving the spring retainer if there is one.
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2. Using the open end of a 9mm spanner or a large blunt flat-head screwdriver, gently push the pistons back into the caliper body to allow room for the new pads.
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3. Check the new pads to see it they’re “inner” or “outer” specific and place them in the corresponding sides of the caliper, sandwiching the spring retainer in between them if necessary. Press them into place in the caliper until they snap securely into position.
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4. If you’re using split pin or allen bolt-secured pads, ensure that the holes in the pad and the spring retainer line up, and then fit a new split pin, bending the ends over to hold the pin in place. Burn in the new pads before riding properly.
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1. Drop the wheels out of the frame. Different breaks use different methods to keep the pads in place. Shimano use split pins or allen key bolts, while others, such as Hayes, rely on springs. Either remove the split pins using a pair of pointy nose pliers, or pull the break pad towards the center line of the caliper using the pad tabs, and then up and out. The pad should come out easily. Repeat the process for the remaining pads, saving the spring retainer if there is one.
[attachment=156]
2. Using the open end of a 9mm spanner or a large blunt flat-head screwdriver, gently push the pistons back into the caliper body to allow room for the new pads.
[attachment=157]
3. Check the new pads to see it they’re “inner” or “outer” specific and place them in the corresponding sides of the caliper, sandwiching the spring retainer in between them if necessary. Press them into place in the caliper until they snap securely into position.
[attachment=158]
4. If you’re using split pin or allen bolt-secured pads, ensure that the holes in the pad and the spring retainer line up, and then fit a new split pin, bending the ends over to hold the pin in place. Burn in the new pads before riding properly.
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