1000th anniversary of this kind of question! :) (pads/brakes)

[FamilyBiker]

i dont know how often this has to be discussed here but i need some advice:

being using plastic backings so far i noticed the usual unevenly wear on the backwards facing area of my rear pads.

been set up square,tpa off etc bla...

so i wondered if anyone tried to set them up "unsquare",means like what you´d called toed i think,and if this worked out as a good trick?

as i am going to get my cnc backings i bought from bradjohnson on here soon(hopefully,mail from uk to ger is slow as hell),and making my own pads,i´d ask if this problem is with cnc pads too,or not.

i know i shouldnt set up cnc´s toed,thats why i´m asking

thanks guys n gals

[SCOTTY___]

The un even wear is due to the flex in the plastic backings.

Cnc backings have next to no flex.. meaning they wear exactly how you set them up.

Need to be set up as square to the rim as you can can possibly get them to stop any uneven wear.

Hope this helps.

[Alex Dark]

The uneven wear I've found is due to a loose fit on the plastic nipple on the slave/ pad and the distance between the slave prongs being too wide.

[Kevinfor]

Flip the pad every time you get a puncture.

If you are anything like me thats a whole lot of times so the pads wear pretty even.

[SamKidney]

I found running Echo slaves and CNC backings gave far less wobble and less rounding of the pad from slipping backwards.

Just hit and miss as to whether you get a set that leak or not.

[FamilyBiker]

thanks so far

so doesnt help setting up toed anything???

i have nearly zero punctures,so my pads wear down before that happens lol

and my pads have a good fit on the slave pistons,aswell as a narrow rim distance

Edited June 9, 2013 by FamilyBiker