Maintenance/Mod: Brake

[BlackSamurai]

RD/RD2 Brake System

The front brake component

REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS

The brake pads have wear indicators that contact the brake disc when the brake pad thickness becomes 2 mm (0.08 in.) or less. The wear indicators will generate a squealing sound to warn the driver.

Just curious, does other car have this kind of warning system?
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[dartango]

Better to have naked eye inspections from time to time rather than waiting for the sound to come. Should be able to see the brake pad thickness. If you are lucky, you can also see the "groove" in the between the entire brake pad (still a good set!!)

 

[Yu911]

Taiko, most of the car has this warning pin lah.

 

[Ace]

the rule of thumb is, check your car yourself frequently.

 

[BlackSamurai]

Yu, which means I always change the pad before it really wear out..

Actually what I suffer now is in-balance brake wear, I realise my passenger front rim have more brake dirt left over on the rim than the driver site. Don't know how to correct it, that's why modding is 1 of my option now.

 

[Ace]

BS,
check your front brake kit. The right brake kit mostly is not functioning. I had the same problem with my Satria. It shouldn't be expensive.

 

[Daniel Lee]

Ace, how to check the thickness of our brake pads through thumb rule?

 

[Yu911]

BS, try to jet up ur front & see is the left break is jam, just turn ur rim.
Some ppl even grind of the break pad warning pin & use it till kau kau.
yes, most ppl change break pad before the warning, b'coz some don have this warning pin mah, also workshop will ask u to change if the pad is going to be finish, even before the warning pin touch the disk

 

[Ace]

Daniel,
You can really see the pad and the metal just like those day when you check your bicycle brake.

 

[BlackSamurai]

BS,
check your front brake kit. The right brake kit mostly is not functioning. I had the same problem with my Satria. It shouldn't be expensive.

Ace, luckily you change from "should be expensive" to "shouldn't be expensive". I stare at my monitor when at read "should be expensive" and remain silent for a while.... hahahhaha

 

[BlackSamurai]

BS, try to jet up ur front & see is the left break is jam, just turn ur rim.
Some ppl even grind of the break pad warning pin & use it till kau kau.
yes, most ppl change break pad before the warning, b'coz some don have this warning pin mah, also workshop will ask u to change if the pad is going to be finish, even before the warning pin touch the disk

actually my brake jam twice, but it's the passenger side, not driver side. Chui fix it for me.

 

[BlackSamurai]

Daniel,
You can really see the pad and the metal just like those day when you check your bicycle brake.

i never check my bicycle brake, maybe that's why i have bicycle accident and fly in the air once. *superman* WWWeeeeeeee.

incident: travel at high speed (20-30KMH gua), suddenly front brake jam, the next thing is, i was airborn ..... and crash on the floor. Muahaha, bring back old memory

 

[Daniel Lee]

Ace, thanks for the brake checking method. :)

BS, did you hurt yourself badly that time?
It sounds serious.
I also experienced a bicycle incident something like yours but it's not brake fault, my front wheel when into a pothole and my bike launched me up into the air and the next second I'm lying on those sandy ground with lots of blood oozing from my face and knee.
It was like I been wack by a big group of ppl.
My mom got a fright when I went home.
Damn scary and painful.

 

[Ace]

BS,
Sorry for scarying you for the moment. also double ouch for you and Daniel on the crash.

 

[BlackSamurai]

worst still, the incident happen on normal road (bitumen) surface, no soft landed.
but you know as kid, never scared to die, next day repair the brake and go cycling again. Muahaha.

another bicycle incident happen later after that, and i get a few stitch in clinic. a scar at my left elbow