Requesting advice because I’m stupid

[pickle22]

Always been someone who only works on my car to put on mods and stuff, but I’m trying to expand my knowledge 🧠. Can I get some advice on if my pads/rotors are in need of a change. Want to do a brake bleed while I’m at it too. Is it a simple enough thing for a beginner to do so I can start to learn to do more maintenance work. Thanks.

 

[ztrahan]

Looks like the pads still have a little life on them. It's worth buying a cheap caliper to have on hand, you can measure and compare to their minimum specs (google). If you're going to do a brake job, it's simple, just make sure you do it right. You'll need a wind back tool for the rear calipers, and you'll want bleeder bottle too.

 

[XR650R]

It's never stupid to ask for advice when you're doing something new to you. It's smart. You could save yourself a big headache.
There are a few Youtube how-to videos, too. Watch a couple and see what you'll need.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ5Q6-Ee0UQ

 

[SteveS]

Your pads have plenty of material left.

 

[dhminer]

Not stupid at all. We all did it for the first time at one point and were terrified our brakes wouldn’t work and we’d crash and die. A power bleeder from motive makes bleeding brakes super easy to do as a one person job. You can do it the old school way too, but you’ll need someone to help. Forscan can also do it the fancy way which I’ve tried but I prefer to use the power bleeder and just use forscan to cycle the ABS module so it gets some new fluid too.

 

[green_henry]

Pads and rotors are simple. I leave the fluid to the pros

 

[Sprinkle_Star]

For each caliper, check both the inner and outer pads since they can wear out at different rates due to the caliper pins needing cleaning and relubrication.

 

[LilPartyBox]

Also, the inner and outer pads are different so make a note of the number of "dots" of the backside of the pads as you pull them. If reversed the pad will wear funny. Ask me how I know

 

[DEss]

Always been someone who only works on my car to put on mods and stuff, but I’m trying to expand my knowledge 🧠. Can I get some advice on if my pads/rotors are in need of a change. Want to do a brake bleed while I’m at it too. Is it a simple enough thing for a beginner to do so I can start to learn to do more maintenance work. Thanks.

Brake bleed is pretty straightforward if you install and use speed bleeders. I have a motive power bleeder and speed bleeders and think the speed bleeders are the better way to go. I use the power bleeder for the clutch.

If money is tight, just go for the power bleeder as it'll be good for brakes and clutch. Just know that there have been reports from members that they aren't able to get a good seal at the reservoir. Mine was kinda ok. It was losing a little pressure here and there and wouldn't maintain 15 psi.

One tip for bleeding brakes - do NOT overtighten the bleeder.

DS