Front Brake Pad change !

[na]

YOU MIGHT WANT TO BLEED THE LINE AS WELL..

[egSi]

bump for awesome DIY

[bennjamin]

holy crap a blast from the past lol...

[tegstar83]

How ovious would it b to spot a warped brake pad???

[bennjamin]

How ovious would it b to spot a warped brake pad???

do you mean a warped disc ?

The way i posted previous , was by site - it is not hard to see if the disc is rotating....and there is imperfections / depth differences in it. Other ways to tell , are by offset noise/vibration coming from the disc itself while moving (since different thickness of differnt parts of the disc etc) .

If its not too bad u can get ur discs machined , otherwise if its below service depth u will need to purchase new discs !

[tegstar83]

do you mean a warped disc ?

The way i posted previous , was by site - it is not hard to see if the disc is rotating....and there is imperfections / depth differences in it. Other ways to tell , are by offset noise/vibration coming from the disc itself while moving (since different thickness of differnt parts of the disc etc) .

If its not too bad u can get ur discs machined , otherwise if its below service depth u will need to purchase new discs !

At the start of this review it was stated to check ur pads and discs for warpage/chunks missing. But can a brake pad get warpped???

[wynode]

There is more chance of the disks warping than the pads.

[egSi]

when ur disc is warped u can definately tell, looks like a dam smiths crisp!

[joyride]

yep, you can feel the grooves in the disk brake. just run your fingers over the surface.

edit: i should say DEEP grooves.

edit again: also you can hear it making an odd noise after hard braking.

[Q_ball]

thats sum interesting shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit =)

[Vivski]

Great DIY, and this job can save you good $$.
Am I right in saying you should also try to avoid touching the pads/discs?