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  • Brake pad help
  • marco
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    Is it common for one pad to come out of the housing leaving just one pad left? One of my pads fell out today while on a boggy moor! leaving a caliper and one pad to help stop the bike. a front one too!
    I only had them fitted 2 weeks ago too!

    Posted 15 years ago
    racing_ralph
    Free Member

    no

    Posted 15 years ago
    spooky_b329
    Full Member

    The whole pad fell out or just the friction material, leaving the backplate infront of the piston? I’va had the friction material fall out a few times, and not only ‘those’ pads

    Posted 15 years ago
    marco
    Free Member

    No the whole pad fell out. Just noticed the cotter(?) pin has com out too. obviously not fitted back in correctly

    Posted 15 years ago
    TandemJeremy
    Free Member

    For the pad to come out something was not fitted correctly. If it was fitted by your LBS I would be in there to ask why. Very dangerous.

    Posted 15 years ago
    marco
    Free Member

    Yeam my lbs fitted the pads. only been out a few times since. Just rung them now. i can take it back in for new pads fitting. no charge. very dangerous i agree.

    Posted 15 years ago
    glenh
    Free Member

    If the pad came out totally the it’s likely the piston on that side will have been damaged by the rotor.
    Make sure the shop sorts a new piston/caliper too if that’s the case.

    Posted 15 years ago
    TandemJeremy
    Free Member

    Marco – good response from your LBS.

    Anyone can make mistakes – its the response to mistakes that shows how good they are.

    Posted 15 years ago
    Olly
    Free Member

    what brakes?

    shimanos and hopes are bolted in.
    avids and hayes should be held in by the spring, but spring tension can cause a loose pad
    i always add an extra bit of bend to my hayes springs, to hold them in tighter

    (just out of interest)

    Posted 15 years ago
    marco
    Free Member

    they are shimanos so should have been bolted in.
    TandemJeremy – Just hope my LBS dont try and con me. last time i only took bike in for a £10 rear mech service. £45 and new pads all round later – without consulting me either. they said pads were really worn down. they showed me the old pads and they were worn but they should have asked 1st!!

    Posted 15 years ago
    Gordymac
    Free Member

    they are shimanos so should have been bolted in.

    Not all Shimanos are bolted in, which Shimanos do you have?

    Posted 15 years ago
    lightman
    Free Member

    marco – Member

    they are shimanos so should have been bolted in.
    TandemJeremy – Just hope my LBS dont try and con me. last time i only took bike in for a £10 rear mech service. £45 and new pads all round later – without consulting me either. they said pads were really worn down. they showed me the old pads and they were worn but they should have asked 1st!!

    And you still use the shop after that!!!!!!!

    I would find another LBS!

    Posted 15 years ago
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