Brake maintaince question
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Brake maintaince question
Hi All,
Well the dealer told me that the bike needed front brakes. I go and look at the pads and they are down to about an 1/8th inch. SO I buy a new set of pads and the service manual. I open the box on the new set and they are...1/8th thick, The thickness of the backing plate. So in double checking the old pads they are about 3/16th. So when do I change them in your opinians. It has 17000 miles on it and stops fine. When are you changing them?
Well the dealer told me that the bike needed front brakes. I go and look at the pads and they are down to about an 1/8th inch. SO I buy a new set of pads and the service manual. I open the box on the new set and they are...1/8th thick, The thickness of the backing plate. So in double checking the old pads they are about 3/16th. So when do I change them in your opinians. It has 17000 miles on it and stops fine. When are you changing them?
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I still have the original front brakes on mine with 37000 miles.
The pads are about 1/8-3/16" thick.
On my 3rd set of rear pads.I replaced the the 1st set of rear pads sooner than I had too.The second set had about .020" of mat'l at the thinest areas when replaced.
The pads should be replaced at about .040".
The pads are about 1/8-3/16" thick.
On my 3rd set of rear pads.I replaced the the 1st set of rear pads sooner than I had too.The second set had about .020" of mat'l at the thinest areas when replaced.
The pads should be replaced at about .040".
Last edited by 1flhtk4me; Apr 25, 2009 at 05:15 PM.
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make sure to check all 4 pads on the front and both rear closely I gave mine a cursory glance one time, then when the front started making noise pulled them off 3 of the pads had plenty of material 1 of the inside was worn at a taper so it was all the way down to the backer.
I still have the original front brakes on mine with 37000 miles.
The pads are about 1/8-3/16" thick.
On my 3rd set of rear pads.I replaced the the 1st set of rear pads sooner than I had too.The second set had about .020" of mat'l at the thinest areas when replaced.
The pads should be replaced at about .040".
The pads are about 1/8-3/16" thick.
On my 3rd set of rear pads.I replaced the the 1st set of rear pads sooner than I had too.The second set had about .020" of mat'l at the thinest areas when replaced.
The pads should be replaced at about .040".
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From: Billings,Mt.
Trust me,I use plenty of front brake.Well maybe I could use them more!
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Note that there is a difference in brake pad thickness between the Harley brakes (through 2007) and the Brembos (2008 up). The Brembos start out really thin, while the H-D pads have a lot of friction material on them. Don't know why there is such a difference.
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