Disc Brake Pad Removal & Installation
Generally, the pad material should measure at least 1mm thick. By stacking 3 business cards or 1 credit card you can create a makeshift feeler gauge that is approximately 1mm.
Contaminants such as brake fluids, oils, or grease can ruin your pads, but they’re not always easy to see. Contaminated pads may cause problems such as a squeal, extra effort at the lever to slow down, or a darkness on the rotor and pads that smear when rubbed with a finger.
Always look for the source of the contamination. Some common sources are overspray from aerosol lubricants
1 – Removal of the brake pads
Begin by mounting the bike in a repair stand and remove the wheel on which you use the brake the most, as you maybe don’t need to replace the pads on both wheels.
1.2 – Removal of the pads
Release the mounting bolt for the brake, you use the most.
1.3 – Removal of the pads
Remove the screw holding the brake pads in place. You should now be able to remove the brake pads from the brake and swap them out with a pair of new ones.
2.1 – Re-assembly
Put the brake pads back in the original holder
2.2 – Re-assembly
Put the holder with the pads in, back in place inside the brake, and tighten the screw that holds it in place.
Disc Brake Pad Removal & Installation
Pads should be replaced if they are worn out, contaminated
Generally, the pad material should measure at least 1mm thick. By stacking 3 business cards or 1 credit card you can create a makeshift feeler gauge that is approximately 1mm.
Contaminants such as brake fluids, oils, or grease can ruin your pads, but they’re not always easy to see. Contaminated pads may cause problems such as a squeal, extra effort at the lever to slow down, or a darkness on the rotor and pads that smear when rubbed with a finger.
Always look for the source of the contamination. Some common sources are overspray from aerosol lubricants
1.1 – Removal of the pads
Begin by mounting the bike in a repair stand and remove the wheel on which you use the brake the most, as you maybe don’t need to replace the pads on both wheels.
1.2 – Removal of the pads
Release the mounting bolt for the brake, you use the most.
1.3 – Removal of the pads
Remove the screw holding the brake pads in place. You should now be able to remove the brake pads from the brake and swap them out with a pair of new ones.
2.1 – Re-assembly
Put the brake pads back in the original holder.
2.2 – Re-assembly
Put the holder with the pads in, back in place inside the brake, and tighten the screw that holds it in place
3 – Alignment
Follow the instruction in this link, to align the brake once again.
1.1 – Removal of pads
Begin by mounting the bike in a repair stand and remove the wheel on which you use the brake the most, as you maybe don’t need to replace the pads on both wheels.
1.2 – Removal of the pads
Release the mounting bolt for the brake, you use the most.
1.3 – Removal of the pads
Remove the screw holding the brake pads in place. You should now be able to remove the brake pads from the brake and swap them out with a pair of new ones.
2.1 – Re-assembly
Put the brake pads back in the original holder
2.2 – Re-assembly
Put the holder with the pads in, back in place inside the brake, and tighten the screw that holds it in place.
3 – Alignment
Follow the instruction in this link, to align the brake once again.
