EBC Brake Pads....Tuff lil buggers!

[Snaggletooth]

Ok, I admit it. Some times I put things off a bit longer than I should. I installed new EBC pads front and rear about 18,000 miles ago. I've had to change out the front ones on both sides a couple of times due to caliper leaks and forks seals leaking so I've never worn a set down on the front. As for the back, I took them out and swapped sides about 8,000 miles ago to keep them wearing even. They looked pretty good back then.

 

So.... I had bought new sets for the front and rear to install this spring and had them on hand. I had blown out another set of fork seals so I repaired that and held off on the new front pads until I was sure the new seals would hold. Needless to say the front pads were a lil slick with the oiled pads and I was depending on the rear brake all the time. Only took a couple of days to check the seals and then installed the new pads.

 

I was going to install the rear pads when I mounted my new rear tire, which did not arrive as I had hoped so I put that off again for another week. Over the weekend I was cleaning the bike and had the bags off and looked at the caliper. I could see a lot of piston showing. Pulled the caliper off and dropped the pads. Yikes. Good thing I had swapped sides the last time. Both side were intact and evenly worn but shall we say, a lil thin. Rotor still looks great and still smooth.

 

Good thing I live in the good ole flatlands.

 

So all the new pads were on the day of the "Cager Club Sandwich" incident. At least that was good timing I guess.

 

So one of the rears compared to a fairly new used pad from the front.

 

Next time I'll be checking more often.

 

Mike

[RandyR]

you got your money's worth out of that old set of pads.

[Harmonicashawn]

This may seem obvious, but brake cleaner will take all the oil off and they will be good to go. I've had leaky fork seals before and would clean the pads before each ride (no need to remove--just hit them with the aerosol).