hey, any of you guys have some stpep by step instructions on how to replace front and rear brake pads? mine are getting low and i want to do it myself. any instruction is much appreciated. thanks!

yeah

the front calipers have 2 bolts holding each of them in

unbolt them

pull the bolts out

slide the calipers off the rotor - they will come off the rotors sometimes its tricky

DONT squeeze the brake lever, it will compression the pistons and make it a bitch to get the piston back in if you are not familiar with what the fuck you are doing, which you arent, without messing something up hahahaha

just dissassemble whats needed to pop the pads out, its fairl intuitive, i dont ride a 1k so i dont know exactly

put them back on

be gentle

bolt them on tightly, maybe put some loctite on the bolts when you put them back in, some people will tell you to always do it, some dont, i dont bother i cause i swap tires and rims alot, but if you wont be changing them regularly, loctite the bitches, put some of the goop on a bolt, not a ton, just a good amount to get into about 1/3 or the bolts threads

tighten them up good

rear im not sure if you need to remove the rear rim or not, jimmy, someone, whats up, you gotta remove the rim?

thanks pip...ill give it a try here soon...anyone else have their two cents?

rear im not sure if you need to remove the rear rim or not, jimmy, someone, whats up, you gotta remove the rim

no you don't have to remove the rear rim if i'm not mistaken.

there's a bolt just above and back a little of the rear axle and an allen head just to the right of the axle nut.

undo those two, remove the caliper and follow the same pad replacement process as the front :D

real simple, just take your time. be careful when breaking in the pads. you put too much stress on them too fast and they'll glaze over and your braking will diminish greatly. the pads have to get seated in with rotors. you might go over them with some sand paper before you throw them on...i hear that helps a bit.

good luck :wink:

If you're making a significant change in pads (i.e. OEM to Vesrah, Ferodo, EBC pads), you might want to remove the rotors and have someone bead blast them. It'll remove the old pad material off the rotors so the new pads will properly seat. Not going to be as big a deal for the street, but I'd still suggest getting it done- I think everyone will agree that brakes are probably the single most important part of your bike on the street.

NOT necessary if sticking with OEM pads though...

good info Steamin B-man, I was told about this after I done my last set, but I plan on doing this next time.

and welcome to the site. :D

I am about to change pads, and was thinking of going with EBCs. Changing from stock. So you bead blast the rotors? Do you just use glass bead? We have a blast cabinet at work, but I hadn't heard of doing this before. I am going to a track day next week and want to make sure I am ready. Thanks.

man i love the stock honda pads over ebc, its all personal, all the aftermarket pads had less inital bite that had a dramatic increase in bite as you gripped, where as the stock ones have a ton of initial bite and slowly tapers off, i prefer that instantaneous

Pip I just orderd the stock pads. I liked them too. Only $20 more than the EBC set. Honda makes good shit. Do I have to rough up the rotors when I change the pads?

like he said if you are changing compounds it could certainly help them set more efficiently if you brake HARD, if its the same shit, im sure it wouldnt hurt, but i doubt its really nec at all.

OK. If I have time I will take them off and blast them, if not I won't worry to much.

hey where is the best place to order brake pads? anyone have any good links?

don't forget to remove the reservoir cap and gently squeeze the caliper back in....

hey dont push the fluid back to reservoir
just put a rubber host on the bleedvale
when u pust the brake pad back
that way u just put some new fluid in the reservoir
everytime u do the brake :wink:

That's a good idea too but I just replaced all of the fluid so why waste it...

My point on that post was that a squid mechanic wouldn't know to compress the piston.

yep true
but brake fluid is cheap
when u open it u should not used after
a few day
that what my tech tell me
he say moisture get in the brake fluid