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ebc pads
anyone else using Ebc pads? these have got to be the worst pads I've ever used on any vehicle.. wen I had my rear tire changed the indy replaced the braked for no labor fees.. I took two sets home to do the front.. I followed the seat procedure as much as I could.. they have been making all kinds of racket front and rear.... they seem to put of a lot of dust as well.. so combined with the noise they r really no better than the no name knock off I've gotten off eBay.. I'm gonna try to take them off and RE clean the calipers and lube everything up again and maybe they will be quiet for a week or two
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Be sure to break the glaze up on the rotor as well. I always use a piece of sand paper to scuff the finish up on the rotors when installing new pads. This allows the pad to be burnished to the rotor. This should keep them from making noise.
I do use the EBC double H sintered pads.
I do use the EBC double H sintered pads.
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I am using the HH scintered pads and they are OK. Not better or worse than stock or Lyndall. I moved the best remaing Lyndalls to the rear and they are squealing just like the original Brembos did while the front EBCs are quiet.
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
I've used EBC's on my fxr for years.
They work fine.
with any brake pad, the install is important.
cleaning the caliper, lubing the pins, an antisqueak on the back of the pads, good mounting clips, chamfering the leading edge and bedding in the new pads.
all this depends on the person doing the install, and some of it is a judgement call which is based on experience.
rotor and brake system condition play a big part of the results
there are basic trade offs with pads:
hard pads; last longer, tend to squeak, less dust
soft pads; shorter life, quieter, more dust
I've been doing fine on the baggers with stock pads.
mike
They work fine.
with any brake pad, the install is important.
cleaning the caliper, lubing the pins, an antisqueak on the back of the pads, good mounting clips, chamfering the leading edge and bedding in the new pads.
all this depends on the person doing the install, and some of it is a judgement call which is based on experience.
rotor and brake system condition play a big part of the results
there are basic trade offs with pads:
hard pads; last longer, tend to squeak, less dust
soft pads; shorter life, quieter, more dust
I've been doing fine on the baggers with stock pads.
mike
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