Fitting new disc brake pads

mikeyj28
mikeyj28 Posts: 754
edited October 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
I know there is a guide and i am going to follow it.

How long roughly will it take to change brake pads? I have avid elixir brakes.
Also i have bought the pads from superstar so is it just a simple swap of the old ones for the new ones?

Thanks & sorry if it seems a bit thick!
Constantly trying to upgrade my parts.It is a long road ahead as things are so expensive for little gain. n+1 is always the principle in my mind.

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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    15 mins max. Simple swap yes.
  • johnsav
    johnsav Posts: 775
    easy as easy can be!
  • allen.coulson
    allen.coulson Posts: 424
    Buy the pads and the instructions sheet will show you how.
  • Rockhopper
    Rockhopper Posts: 503
    Maybe not quite so simple with them being Superstar pads, mine were way too thick, i had to file the back down to get them in.
  • nwmlarge
    nwmlarge Posts: 778
    take the wheel off

    take the pin out of the pads
    take the pads out
    put the pads in
    put the pin back in the pads
    shake it all about
    do the hokey kokey and turn around
    then put the wheel in
    go do skids at trail centres!
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  • allen.coulson
    allen.coulson Posts: 424
    If you are going to file then file the front surface - the braking surface. Yes you will lose a few weeks use but filing the back can spoil the integrity of the bond and the surface could disintegrate.
  • mister p
    mister p Posts: 405
    nwmlarge wrote:
    take the wheel off

    take the pin out of the pads
    take the pads out
    put the pads in
    put the pin back in the pads
    shake it all about
    do the hokey kokey and turn around
    then put the wheel in
    go do skids at trail centres!

    You don't mention pushing the pistons back into the callipers.

    Remove the wheel. Use a flat instrument to push the pads apart to reset the pistons back into the calliper, then remove the old pads. Otherwise you may not be able to get the disc rotor back into the gap between the pads.
  • mikeyj28
    mikeyj28 Posts: 754
    mister p wrote:
    nwmlarge wrote:
    take the wheel off

    take the pin out of the pads
    take the pads out
    put the pads in
    put the pin back in the pads
    shake it all about
    do the hokey kokey and turn around
    then put the wheel in
    go do skids at trail centres!

    You don't mention pushing the pistons back into the callipers.

    Remove the wheel. Use a flat instrument to push the pads apart to reset the pistons back into the calliper, then remove the old pads. Otherwise you may not be able to get the disc rotor back into the gap between the pads.

    Haha i'm liking the hokey kokey!
    Thanks for your info everyone and a good point made about where to file the pad down.
    Constantly trying to upgrade my parts.It is a long road ahead as things are so expensive for little gain. n+1 is always the principle in my mind.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    You shouldn't need to file the pads down.
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  • Rockhopper
    Rockhopper Posts: 503
    I certainly did and may others who bought Superstar pads have needed to as well.

    Explain how filing the back will reduce the integrity of the bond?
  • allen.coulson
    allen.coulson Posts: 424
    Because the bond - probably an epoxy resin attaches the brake pad to the metal frame through a hole in the frame. Reduce the thickness of the bond and the shear stress will fracture it. Epoxy is not flexible.

    Mod of failure is the shear.

    ok

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