Check wear of front wheel brake pads.
This article was written as a practice to figure out how to replace the brake pads. This time I only wanted to find out if the front brakes where worn out and clean the brake caliper. This could be done without dremoving the brak ecaliper, but I had never done it before, so I wanted to have a better understanding of how it is done.
Secure brake lever
I have put a piece of electric cable insulation between the the grip and the lever so that you cannot pull it in while the brakes are dismantled with brake pads taken out.
tie a piece of wire or string To hold up the brake element
A piece of electric cable copper core 1,5mm is strong enough to hold up the brake caliper. This is better than leaving the brake caliper hang on the brake line.
Tool to dismount
Ratchet socket wrench to remove the bolts. I have fastened the bolts with a torque wrench, set to 25Nm.
Dismount the brake caliper
Remove the bolts and set them aside
Hang the caliper on the piece of wire
Make sure the wire supports the weight of the brake calliper so that the brake line does not get stressed.
Inspect the brakepads
The brake pads need no replacement yet. On each side the 3 wear indicators show there is enough brake material left. Although some material come of at the left side.
Clean the brake calliper
I have cleaned the caliper while it was disconnected with brake cleaning spray.
Brake after cleaning with brake cleaner fluid
Figuring out how to remove the brake pads from the saddle
Other side of the brake caliper. On this side, rotate the retaining pins until the retaining clips can be seen.
Carefully remove the clips with needle-nose pliers. The retaining pins also keep the dust shield in place, so it will come free when the pins slide out.
After this exercise I understood how to remove the brake pads.
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