5th gen brake pad q

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  1. OOTV

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    Use a hard flat surface and place a piece of sand paper on top of it. Using a circular motion, run the brake pad on the sand paper. You can start with a course grit at first and then go to a finer grit once you've removed enough pad material for the rotor to fit through. I would actually take material off both pads equally rather than just grind one pad down. This is typically how you would "de-glaze" a brake pad, at least the way I was taught.
     
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    In light of Allyance's findings, I would have to go with his suggestion of getting the correct size pads. In a pinch, I guess one could go with the sanding method but not knowing how much additional padding is on the /2 pads, it would be best to get the correct ones.
     
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    dangit, when your'e right, your'e right.
    i'm going to order the correct pads and just keep her grounded for now :(
    i have been filing for about 10 minutes and so far have almost nothing to show... damn damn damn
     
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    there is nothing left on the old pads, or i would have kept using them for now. :(
     
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    They EBC's hardest sintered compound!
    One thing you will notice is that they will make a funny whiring sound when you apply the brakes, that is normal, it is the sound of holes!
     
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    Ebc. HH sintered. Best pad by far for the vfr. I have a 2004 vfr 800. All pads the same front and rear. Honda pads all have different numbers. But pads are same size. Gets confusing.


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    I got the correct pads yesterday and installed them with no trouble. I could not get anywhere with the brake flushing. Since i had zero braking power at all, and it wasnt getting any better, i took it to a reliable small shop owner near me. He'll do a good job on it and charge me a very fair price.
     
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    Another vote for EBC HH. They are awesome on my 5th gen. One really nice change to consider is switching the front hoses to braided stainless. That made a big difference in feel. After upgrading just the two front lines to the calipers, I am able to comfortably do single finger stops in traffic.

    Jose
     
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