Pad-less

[RonW]

Rear brake pads don't ordinarily wear out as fast as the front brake pads, but as surely as the rear wheel follows the front wheel ordinarily, the rear pads do indeed wear out (pics below). Story is that the left rear-pad became separated from the right rear-pad, or visa versa, and I just couldn't locate the missing side of the pair, and I wasn't about to order new rear pads and waste money on a part that I knew I had somewhere and so on. I changed the front brake pads a while ago. Just by coincidence, when I was about to change the front pads again, I found the missing rear pad so decided to do both front & rear brake pads.

However, the rear pads had less than a millimeter of meat left on them at this time. The edge of the rotor actually gouged the backing plate. Here, I'm glad that the metal that the rotor is made of is harder than the backing plate. Of course, the moral of the story is if you ever take one of the pads out of the cellophane package, be sure to put the pad back in the same package so they stay together. If you take two of the pads out of the cellophane package, rubber band the pair together. Wink.




Padding or lack thereof shows up better in this photo ....



Backing plate standing on edge. Anti-squeal plate removed.

[Bighead]

Either think you got all you could out of those   they probably didn't help the stopping much

[N8171S]

Sure ot your dollar's worth from that set.

[RonW]

If I had a nickel for every part I couldn't find and had to buy again .... I'd be a billionaire many times over to a point that it ain't funny anymore. Well it's been warned that when you start routinely putting things in places where you'll never find them that's a sign of dementia knocking at the gate, so be careful there yourself. The other week, left the lift jack adapter still attached under the engine, but fortunately caught that. Yes, the last trip into the basement garage with the old pads, there's a slight downhill ramp, I applied the rear brake and there was nothing.

[old2soon]

I've run stuff to the last possible bit of use. I TRY-key word-TRY-to look everything over during a rear end service cause that happens just before the SERIOUS riding season starts. Last summer put new front pads on at my brothers place in the middle of the riding season. Those new rear pads are still in the blister pack in my saddle bag. I ever git a woman back in my life gonna have to license up my trailer.  Look in my saddle bags or my trunk you KNOW it's strictly a mans bike.  RIDE SAFE.

[Dorkman]

Depends upon your riding style, but I'm curious of how many miles you got out of your front and rear pads.  Seems like they last forever.

[RonW]

Being sunday and I have another bike I don't recall off hand on the pad mileage. I'll pass on a tip .... seriously thinkin storing parts in the refrigerator being that you can always find things in the icebox.