Brake thickness
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From: AZ
Thats the way I went, only in reverse. At Montrose take 50 over Monarch pass. Its very scenic. I would change the brakes now if thats what your going to do. That pass is 11,000 feet and I remember the east side being steep. Pads arent that expensive and you need them sooner or later.
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I would change them since you have the pads and the time/ability.
You are still at home where, if you have a problem, you can fix it there.
Suppose, when you are on the road, you change them and when you push
the pistons back in, they start sticking. There is a problem you'll have to fix.
30,000 miles is a lot to have on pads.
For some reason I've been having to change pads at 15,000 miles.
I've got two sets to change the Ultra and Street Glide both.
Your bike though.
(p/s: I'd change the brake fluid as well)
YMMV
You are still at home where, if you have a problem, you can fix it there.
Suppose, when you are on the road, you change them and when you push
the pistons back in, they start sticking. There is a problem you'll have to fix.
30,000 miles is a lot to have on pads.
For some reason I've been having to change pads at 15,000 miles.
I've got two sets to change the Ultra and Street Glide both.
Your bike though.
(p/s: I'd change the brake fluid as well)
YMMV
Last edited by not a sock; Jul 20, 2019 at 07:00 PM.
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From: AZ
I would change them since you have the pads and the time/ability.
You are still at home where, if you have a problem, you can fix it there.
Suppose, when you are on the road, you change them and when you push
the pistons back in, they start sticking. There is a problem you'll have to fix.
30,000 miles is a lot to have on pads.
For some reason I've been having to change pads at 15,000 miles.
I've got two sets to change the Ultra and Street Glide both.
Your bike though.
(p/s: I'd change the brake fluid as well)
YMMV
You are still at home where, if you have a problem, you can fix it there.
Suppose, when you are on the road, you change them and when you push
the pistons back in, they start sticking. There is a problem you'll have to fix.
30,000 miles is a lot to have on pads.
For some reason I've been having to change pads at 15,000 miles.
I've got two sets to change the Ultra and Street Glide both.
Your bike though.
(p/s: I'd change the brake fluid as well)
YMMV
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Ha! Will do! Yea I'm all about maintenance but not unnecessary maintenance. Looking forward to it, haven't been able to do more than 150 miles in one shot yet. This one should be about 850 miles each way plus whatever else we do in Colorado.
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Using your data, new brakes=4 mm, wear limit 0.4 mm (mighty thin in my opinion) and your current pads=2 mm at 30,000 miles. They are only a bit more than HALF worn. In NORMAL use they should easily go another 10k, but do what makes you comfortable. You don't need any "nagging doubts" diverting your concentration in the mountains. I would make the trip on those pads with complete confidence, but it is your bike, your life, your choice.
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From: Boise, Idaho
If you are questioning if you should change them I would. Nothing will ruin your ride quicker than worrying about those brake pads. EBC pads are about 1/2 the price of the OEM ones so you are saving a bunch of money utilizing them. I use the EBC pads FA409V semi sintered pads. I have used the HH pads before but found they squeaked quite a bit. Best of luck with your decision. Enjoy your trip.
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It looks like you have close to 50% pad left, but what’s up with the rotor? From the picture it looks like it’s scored pretty good.
30K out of rear pads is great, you must do mostly highway riding.
30K out of rear pads is great, you must do mostly highway riding.
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They should be replaced. And check rotor thickness. Need to use a 0-1 outside micrometer since you need to get below the outer ridge. Thickness is on the rotors. Your's look worn to minimum.
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I think the pads look fine, but as mentioned above, check the rotors as the one in the pic looks fairly worn. If they are close then just do everything at once, new pads, rotors, and fluid flush. I changed my front brake pads a little earlier than necessary because I had the front wheel off for a tire change and it was due for a flush (had to do flush at the dealer since I have abs).