Brake pads

[Kennycagiva]

I got rid of OEM pads due to lack of feel when hot. Used EBC HH pads ever since. Everything has been fine. Scoring on discs does not come from the pads but the dirt stuck in them or heat expansion holes. If your brakes squeal it's unlikely to be the front face causing it. Clean the rear of the pad and the shim, then coat with copper grease and refit.

[drumwrecker]

Why are you putting copper grease anywhere near a brake calliper?

[Kennycagiva]

Because brake squeal is more often than not vibration between brake piston and brake pad or pad shim. Copper grease on the rear of the pad stops this and also helps with heat dissipation and transfer.

[gibbo]

Because brake squeal is more often than not vibration between brake piston and brake pad or pad shim. Copper grease on the rear of the pad stops this and also helps with heat dissipation and transfer.

Makes a lot of sense to me. 

[Phmode]

I've always used Copaslip on all slidimg and mating parts of calipers and pads.

For Ron's peace of mind, that excludes the friction faces of the pads. Not only stops squeals and sticking but helps keep the crap out of the slidy bits.

[Perbunan]

Since my initial post I fitted Lucas TRW pads and have fitted them to several bikes since and find them exceptional, both price wise and performance wise, I like em so much I don't even bother looking at other brands now it's just a case of looking around for the best deal 

[MadMountainbike]

Since my initial post I fitted Lucas TRW pads and have fitted them to several bikes since and find them exceptional, both price wise and performance wise, I like em so much I don't even bother looking at other brands now it's just a case of looking around for the best deal 

Cheers for the update and much as I'd suspected 😊

People seem to forget that the technology and compounds used for the OEM stuff is well over a decade old now. I've opted for some Brembo replacements, they developed the originals and given the intervening decade's worth of R&D on their product range i think that's a fairly sensible choice.

[Andym535]

I've always used Copaslip on all slidimg and mating parts of calipers and pads.

I thought you were supposed to use red rubber grease on the pins at least, not the copper stuff.

[raesewell]

Red rubber grease is for, wait for it, rubber, any antiseize for the pins and a light smear of copper grease on the back of the pads.

[MadMountainbike]

Red rubber grease is for, wait for it, rubber, any antiseize for the pins and a light smear of copper grease on the back of the pads.

Yep ditto what Rae and Kenny said... obviously taking great care not to contaminate the friction surfaces 😊

[paulotex]

Going back to the sinthered pads, this is what mine looked like after two weeks of use and a few hundred miles.




This doesn't seem right to me, all this pitting. So I replace dthem with EBC FA671 from Motorworks:.

[Phmode]

Nice try but no piccie...

[paulotex]

Is this fixed now? I logged out of google and could see the pic...

[richtea]

Working OK for me.

[Phmode]

And me, now