Hey All,
I changed the front and rear brake pads a little less than a 1000 miles ago to the EBC HH Sintered Pads. They definitely have more stopping power. The fronts are great so far, but the rear brakes just the other day just felt strange all of a sudden like they were worn and scrapping the rotor. I examined them today and this is what I found. If you are looking at the rear caliper from the right side of the bike, the back pad was shot while the front pad was fine. These photos were right after I pulled the caliper off of the rotor so I did not move the pistons. Obviously, the front piston appears to be sticking. I have 15,000 miles on the bike, only owner, and I can say that I have never serviced the calipers as far as cleaning them in any way. The bike has seen rain, wind, snow, backroads, highways, grassy fields...you get the idea. What process should I go through with the calipers as far as cleaning them (I don't think I can handle a rebuild) before I reassemble with new pads? What should I use? I think the rotor is in ok shape. It has some grooves but I think it would smooth back down after installing new pads. What do you think? Thanks in advance for your help!
I changed the front and rear brake pads a little less than a 1000 miles ago to the EBC HH Sintered Pads. They definitely have more stopping power. The fronts are great so far, but the rear brakes just the other day just felt strange all of a sudden like they were worn and scrapping the rotor. I examined them today and this is what I found. If you are looking at the rear caliper from the right side of the bike, the back pad was shot while the front pad was fine. These photos were right after I pulled the caliper off of the rotor so I did not move the pistons. Obviously, the front piston appears to be sticking. I have 15,000 miles on the bike, only owner, and I can say that I have never serviced the calipers as far as cleaning them in any way. The bike has seen rain, wind, snow, backroads, highways, grassy fields...you get the idea. What process should I go through with the calipers as far as cleaning them (I don't think I can handle a rebuild) before I reassemble with new pads? What should I use? I think the rotor is in ok shape. It has some grooves but I think it would smooth back down after installing new pads. What do you think? Thanks in advance for your help!