When your bike stops sounding like a smooth silky machine and starts sounding like a grocery store conveyor belt, it may be time for some new brakes. My bike has started to stop stopping, so it's time for some new pads. Lucky for me, I have some ready for install!
The first step is to pull out the old brake pads. These are Avid brakes and brake removal is pretty straightforward. There's a pin that holds them in place:
Once the pads are out, you can see the difference between the old pads and the new ones.
Reassembly is the reverse of disassembly!
The first step is to pull out the old brake pads. These are Avid brakes and brake removal is pretty straightforward. There's a pin that holds them in place:
Retention pin location
Once this pin is removed, the pads slip right out of the top of the brake.
Pad removal
There is a retention spring that holds the pads off the rotor that will come out as well. Here it is in action:
Braking action
Top: new, bottom: old
Reassembly is the reverse of disassembly!
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