I replaced my brake pads for the first time because I felt like my brake pad made a weird noise. However, along with the brake pads I received pins, but I didn’t know where to put them.
I read something about them being for safety, however I think my own bike has those pins in the structure of the bike already, is this true?
My questions:
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I don’t need these pins right (see picture 3)? I already have a “pin” that holds the brake pads in place, it’s part of my bike? (See picture 1)
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Were the brake pads “done”? While replacing I thought that they were still thick? (See pic 2).
Thank you 🥺
by Sassy-Silly-Salmon
3 Comments
You’re correct, you don’t need those pins since you have the bolt. I’d say those pads had plenty of life left in them. If you felt they weren’t stopping as well, you could always sand them in case they were glazed.
Before you change your pads clean the caliper and the disc ,watch the tutorials by park tools on YouTube on cleaning hydraulic calipers ,failure to clean the caliper properly before changing pads comprises the piston seals on the caliper and eventually leads to caliper failure .
I typically wear my pads down until it gets close to or starts touching the spring. Just make sure to have a set on hand when they start getting close. The sound normally changes when you start wearing through the spring, however the braking force drops once you run out of pad.