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Getting ready to do brakes as part of summer get ready..ole gurl has 67,000 on her and was thinking new pads maybe a good thing...anyway I think I read on here that mettalic pads with oem disc wasn,t a good idea..am I wrong??Should I rebuild calipers as well..brakes are great but I think the pads are getting thin I cant really see the wear slot on the pads...oh yeah its a 97 standard
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2015, 04:42:38 PM » |
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You're correct, stick to the OEM pads. A good source with lower prices is Procaliber.com and if you order over $99 the shipping is free.  |
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« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2015, 05:15:15 PM » |
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Last time I done mine I used organic pads. Hum a little when applied but have been great.
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« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2015, 05:29:41 PM » |
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one more question the disc look a little rough,,but feel smooth to touch and what apears to be a worn area all the way round the disc that you can feel a tiny lip on that you can barely catch your finger nail on..should I worry , can you get them turned down??sorry about all the questions.
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« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2015, 06:04:57 PM » |
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one more question the disc look a little rough,,but feel smooth to touch and what apears to be a worn area all the way round the disc that you can feel a tiny lip on that you can barely catch your finger nail on..should I worry , can you get them turned down??sorry about all the questions.
I think if it's just wore down a little with no grooves or gouges you are fine. I've got 97 k on my I/S and they are doing ok. |
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« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2015, 06:36:50 PM » |
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The service limit on the front rotors is 4mil.
If you have 67K on your pads, your doing pretty good, but if you can't see any wear groves, it's time.
Brake service is related to riding style. The more you use them, the more they need service/replacement.
I used the EBC pads once, but the noise got to me and I swapped them out for OEM.
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« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2015, 07:45:27 PM » |
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I seldom have rotors turned down. The small grooves such as you describe aren't going to cause a problem and by the time you hit the front brakes a few times, the new pads will take on the same shape so you have full coverage.
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« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2015, 07:41:30 AM » |
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Motorcycle rotors, unlike automobile rotors, are not
manufactured with allowance to enable "turning"
to reveal a new braking surface.
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« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2015, 08:21:36 AM » |
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The front rotors are to thin to turn down. The cutting bit will just chatter on the rotor's surface. I like EBC organic pads. FWIW
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« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2015, 11:28:12 AM » |
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The service limit on the front rotors is 4mil.
4 milimeters, not 4/1000 of an inch. |
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« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2015, 04:39:27 PM » |
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.004 is shim stock ,4 millimeters =.157 . That is min.
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« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2015, 08:15:13 AM » |
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The service limit on the front rotors is 4mil.
4 milimeters, not 4/1000 of an inch. Yeah, sorry, should have typed 4mm or 4 millimeters. |
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« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2015, 08:40:46 AM » |
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.004 is shim stock ,4 millimeters =.157 . That is min.
I'm sorry I wasn't clear. The minimum rotor thickness is spec'd at 4 milimeters. As you point out 4mil is usually interpreted as 4/1000 of an inch (0.004 inches.) |
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