Shimano BR-395 Hydraulic Disc Brake

buddy_club

Right, so basically ive been riding my Voodoo Bizango hard since about June, few trips to Cannock, FoD, Llandegla etc and in the past two weeks the rear brakes biting point has moved considerably towards the handlebar and there is a weird clicking noise only when braking. Does this sound like a fault with the brakes? or is it just a case of new pads as the front one which i don't use as much is fine. I have always been very careful in terms of avoiding contaminating the discs/pads when cleaning/lubing and it only really came about after a very wet and muddy ride.

mcnultycop

Are the rear pads worn, have a look, it's pretty easy to tell.

Normally the front brake gets more hammer than the rear.

cooldad

Front brake should be doing 80% of the work.

buddy_club

The rear pads look fine from above, should i take the brake off the frame and have a look inside?

I also use the rear brake more as the main place where i ride is very fun to drift/side the back wheel. The front brake feels absolutely fine.

cooldad

Just look at the pads, no need to take the brakes off.

And using the brakes isn't sliding or drifting, it's skidding, which wreck trails, and should be reserved for 12 year olds.

buddy_club

Only on gravelly public footpaths, am i literally looking for the pads to be closer to the metal bit of the pad?

The Rookie

You are looking at how close the disc is to the metal bit of the pad, should be at least 1mm away.

buddy_club

It's fine then

poah

probably need bled

buddy_club

How much would that cost to get done?

*AJ*

Check your lever reach grub screw hasn't moved itself.

Wind it out to full reach and pump the lever a few times, see if that feels better.

buddy_club

Okay

buddy_club

Pads were worn...

Sorted now

silveralex44

buddy_club wrote:

Pads were worn...

Sorted now

Out of interest which replacement pads did you find? I need some but it's not 100% clear what is compatible with this unit. Cheers

buddy_club

silveralex44 wrote:

buddy_club wrote:

Pads were worn...

Sorted now

Out of interest which replacement pads did you find? I need some but it's not 100% clear what is compatible with this unit. Cheers

I bought a pack of 4 from superstarcomponents.com - pad shape s2, it's better buying a pack of 4 value wise