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  • Superstar Pads & Hayes Nines
  • piedidiformaggio
    Free Member

    Use Superstar pads & find them OK, but the buggers are a right faff to fit and rub for quite a while when first fitted.

    Pitsons pushed right back on install. Anyone else get this and is the answer to file down the pads first?

    Suggsey
    Free Member

    Had it with every pair and disco brakes versions. Try releasing some extra brake fluid through the lever resevoir bleed point (obviously with your lever rotated so that the bleed point is uppermost)pop out the screw.plug and put an old towel over the bleed hole then carefully and slowly push the psistons an extra mm or so back into their pots. You will find that there is only a mm difference between OEM pads and the Superstar/discobrakes ones and this will be sufficent to allow them to fit.
    I have to say though it is very frustrating and we are not the only people to have ever suffered this and its not like the companies dont know because I have emailed them before.

    z1ppy
    Full Member

    Ditto suggsey’s comment on other brake pad makes & draining excess fluid

    stevomcd
    Free Member

    Always seems to be a “problem” with Hayes 9’s, no matter what brand of pads you use (Hayes included). They always wear in after a ride or 2.

    fbk
    Free Member

    Same with my Hope and formula Brakes. Superstar sintered do seem particularly thick and slow wearing though – NOT a bad thing 🙂

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