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11 Mar 2006 13:46 #30150 by dan76kz900
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I was looking at my brake calipers today.. and I was trying to understand how they work. The rotor goes in the caliper between the brake pads. Piston goes inward and clamps the pads together to stop. I was looking at the pads, the amout of brake pad material sitting pass the caliper itself between the rotor is just about 1mm, not even 1.5mm I dont think. So this means the brake pads are worn down too much and need replacing after 1mm. Is this normal ? These brake calipers I bought are supposely have brand new brake pads in them.

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11 Mar 2006 14:36 #30155 by wireman
Replied by wireman on topic brake pad wear
yeah that sounds pretty thin .post picture of pads if you can.;) goodluck,happy wrenching!

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