Digsy Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 Hi all. Does anyone have an opinion on the minimum pad thickness before changing? My rears are down to about 1/8" (good old Imperial units), and the front are at about 1/4". Definitely going to change the rears ASAP because they look a bit dodgy (no squeals or warning lights yet though). Your opinions would be valued re: the fronts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyefi Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 im not sure on the min thickness, but mine r low at the moment (waiting for UK brakes) and they seem to be wearing alot faster (now they r low) than at first. so if someone says there's enough left on, keep a close eye on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted April 3, 2002 Author Share Posted April 3, 2002 That's interesting. At my last service, all my brake pads were marked as "not requiring attention before the next service". The next service is still a month away, and they clearly *do* require attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 If you have stock brakes, when they get close to the limit a steel spung blade will contact with the disc and screech like hell. Not very high tech but you will know, your pads need changing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted April 3, 2002 Author Share Posted April 3, 2002 Phil, Any idea of the thickness when the noisemaker contacts the disc? I want to pre-empt this a bit in case the J-spec pads take a few days to source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 It looks close to 1/8 or just under. If you look around with a wheel off you can see the noisemaker bit hanging over the edge of the pads. I heard someone at Bentwaters who's started squealing on a cool down lap. You can't miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted April 4, 2002 Author Share Posted April 4, 2002 Cheers, Phil / Eyefi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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