Mountain Bike Disc Brakes Change Pads
First remove the wheel.
Mountain bike disc brakes change pads. It s important to check the pads regularly because metal on metal contact will destroy brake rotors very quickly. I have roughly done about 1000 miles in last 6 months. Great britain cycling team mechanic marc yates tells you what tools you will need and shows you how to do it. For this demonstration i m using shimano hydraulic disc brakes but the procedure for most makes and models will be roughly the same.
It seems like they will probably do another 800 miles without a problem. My brake pads are still fine. I have promax decipher hydraulic brakes and i have sintered metal brake pads. To replace your disc brake pads you ll need a pair of needle nose pliers a clean dry cloth some rubbing alcohol and a flat sided tool like a 10mm wrench.