@sippycup6762 You can certainly slide the brake pads in and out but I prefer to remove the calipers for inspection and cleaning. But if you’re in a hurry, just slide them out and in.
Thanks for the helpful video. One detail not mentioned is to remove the backing plate from the off disk side used pad and replace it on the new pad, although I see from the video your new pad had a backing plate fitted, did it come already fitted to the offside pad? My new Brembo pads did not come with a backing plate, so I had to do the job a 2nd time when I found the backing plate on the old pad
Great work! Aren't the EBC HH pads hard on the rotors? I mean the HHs are metallic and must be biting pretty hard. The OEM are also some type of semi metallic pads and are pretty good unless you take it on a track which doesn't make sense with this bike :) Those rotors are not cheap. I like pads that I can have in ratio 2:1 meaning rotor replacement every two pad replacements. Would you say the EBC are better than OE BMW (Brembo)?
I've used both Brembo 07BB0365 and EBC FA209/2HH and I cannot tell the difference. To the best of my knowledge the Brembo pads are OEM sintered replacement (I verified by model number when replacing them) and the EBC are also sintered exact replacements. Cheers!
@PacMoto As I pulled mine off. My replacement pads that I cross-referenced via Google, does not fit. I have a 2020 R1250gsa. According to Google the EBC FA724HH is replacement. Not even close. The pads I pulled out, are for older model calipers. Of course, every dealership is closed until Wednesday. Thanks for your reply.
Of course the dealer will say that to charge you more. The only bolts which is one time use are the ones used on applications where you torque the bolt to specific torque and add a 90 degree turn. In this case the bolt stretches thus changing slightly the length. One application like this is a on car when you replace the crankshaft bolt. Brake caliper bolts are fine with a small torque like that. The dealer will also tell you that you need new pads at 60% thickness because they won't have the stopping power.....utter BS.
