Bicycle Brake Pads Too Thick

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Bicycle brake pads too thick. Put these on my bike went for 2 hour ride. I was checking my bike over before loading on car discovered a very worn v brake pad. I already tried 2 different types. Didn t have any spares on hand.

The topic brake pads too thick is closed to new replies. Any thicker and i d say take em back and get some oems or eqivalents from axxis hawk etc. Procedure for inserting brake pads. Rim brakes are widely in use on bmx road and city bikes and are favoured for their light weight and mechanical simplicity.

Looked through old parts found old v brake about 12yrs old with pads still attached. There s no gap left for the disk. I have an old magura julie disk brake. The new pads are too thick to fit in the caliper without a rotor let alone with.

Push the pad into place. A metal structure attached to the bike frame that straddles the braking surface and contains the pistons and brake pads. The pads are generally designed to be compatible for the linear brakes creating a hugely efficient braking performance for the rider. My kool stop pads formula brakes ugh have done 12 000km and still show few signs of wearing.

The brake pads are mounted at the ends of the brake s two pivoted cantilever arms and pulling the brake lever cable squeezes them brake pads against both sides of the rim slowing down the bike. It seams that new pads are too thick for the brake. When you are ready to install your new pads make sure the directional arrow on the brake pad is facing the correct way and you have the correct side. Pads were worn but had plenty of rubber left did not feel hard.

Apply the same principle when making your decision as when you re figuring out what type is the right one. Surely the seller didn t give you a bike with malfunctioning brakes. Re inserting the old pads is no problem. Don t be afraid to use non shimano pads either as long as they are compatible and not cheap i have had situations where cheap generics are too thick and have had to shave off some pad to make them fit properly without binding.

Pads just the friction material should be about 3 4 thick. But when i insert the new pads the gap between the pads is completely closed.