Don't put off that Routine Maintenance!

[Jetfixer]

As a friendly reminder, please don't put off the required routine maintenance on your Spyder. While pulling the rear wheel for a tire replacement, this is the condition I found all 3 wheel brake pads in. Needless to say, these are way beyond worn out, and all 3 rotors will now have to be changed in addition to new brake pads. This Spyder has a very loud exhaust, and the owner "thought" he heard some brake noises for a while. Given that there is only a hint of friction material left on one of the pads, I cannot believe that this bike was able to be stopped from highway speeds! This turned into a much more expensive repair than if the owner had checked on his brake wear regularly. Replacing brake pads is a pretty straight-forward job. You do not even have to remove the rear wheel to do those pads. However, when you gouge out your rotor, the rear wheel must come off. Much more labor.

 

[Mikey]

Least you can say, he got his money out them!!!:roflblack: EBC's all the way around pads and rotors!!!! That would be my choice.

 

[Knizar]

As a friendly reminder, please don't put off the required routine maintenance on your Spyder. While pulling the rear wheel for a tire replacement, this is the condition I found all 3 wheel brake pads in. Needless to say, these are way beyond worn out, and all 3 rotors will now have to be changed in addition to new brake pads. This Spyder has a very loud exhaust, and the owner "thought" he heard some brake noises for a while. Given that there is only a hint of friction material left on one of the pads, I cannot believe that this bike was able to be stopped from highway speeds! This turned into a much more expensive repair than if the owner had checked on his brake wear regularly. Replacing brake pads is a pretty straight-forward job. You do not even have to remove the rear wheel to do those pads. However, when you gouge out your rotor, the rear wheel must come off. Much more labor.

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Chunks of brake linings had to be "Falling Off" to get in that condition! Jetfixer, you best give that trike a "Complete Physical", can't imagine what else could be of major concern. Good Luck :thumbup:.....Bill

 

[Peter Aawen]

I've seen one just like that in this last week too!! He'd not only worn all of the pad material right off on all three wheels, but on all three the metal plates AND the discs were both not just scored, but deeply GROOVED by the metal on metal contact that'd obviously been going on for some time!! :yikes:
He'd wondered what that grinding noise while he was braking was... !?!? :gaah:


So as Jetfixer said in the Opening Post of this Thread, Please DON'T neglect that Routine Maintenance, & regularly check your Spyder over, looking for things like this - if you can't readily see at least some pad material, there's a good chance your pads are getting worn & they juuust might need replacing! :lecturef_smilie:

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

:agree: with ALL POSTERS .... I have reported getting way more miles from my Brake Pads than most ....WHY -because after decades of riding I know what to expect from front and rear pads ..... I have on occasion left only 1/2 mm of pad on the metal plate ..... I also check the thickness more often after I get down to 1.5 mm .... good luck .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[Bfromla]

Well that’s just the pads, imagine what the filters & fluids are like:sour:opcorn:

 

[oldguyinTX]

That's just sheer laziness. Abuse your ride and sooner or later it will bite you in the a**, and deservedly so.