How to change the rear brake pads (w/ pictures)

[rdsmith3]

How do you guys check wear on the rear?

If you run them all the way down, you hear metal scraping metal, so you don't need a wear indicator.

[marsdog]

True, and I bet it makes pretty sparks when you stop (or attempt to)!

[spenserj87]

I was monitoring the wear holes on my bike, but still got caught out on a 500 mile two-day trip. So metal-to-metal was the giveaway to me. My rotor is scratched, but not severely so and the new brakes work as well as the old ones. They may wear quicker, but I don't think the wear holes are that helpful since to of them still have material in them - but clearly, the pad surface is gone. I went with EBC organic pads.

[marsdog]

I was monitoring the wear holes on my bike, but still got caught out on a 500 mile two-day trip. So metal-to-metal was the giveaway to me. My rotor is scratched, but not severely so and the new brakes work as well as the old ones. They may wear quicker, but I don't think the wear holes are that helpful since to of them still have material in them - but clearly, the pad surface is gone. I went with EBC organic pads.

Have you noticed if you can readily monitor wear on the EBCs?

[Buckster]

I actually use a little mirror with a pivot head. I was told that the pad had to be at LEAST the thickness of the metal plate the pad is connected to to pass inspection. Most people find that one pad wears faster on one side than the other.