How to Replace a Bike's Brake Pads

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Evan From Gregg's Cycles and today I'm going to show you how to replace the pads on your bicycles. The first thing you want to do is release the caliper, go ahead and undo the noodle from the hanger there and undo this here so that the nut that kinds of holds the pressure on your brake pad and then these are your conical washers and take those guys out. Then this just kind of slides out right like that and that is how you remove the pad and then to replace it you just follow the steps in the reverse order. So you put the pad on and make sure that you have the conical washers on there properly. You kind of have a slotted one like that and then a rounded one and the rounded one just sits right in there in that slot and kind of gives it a little bit of free motion so when you go to align the pads you can get that perfect line up on the rim there. Then replace it in the arm of the brake and then again with your conical washers on the outside of the brake arm and then replace your nut. That goes right on there. Go ahead and reattach the noodle to the hanger, it just slides in there and make sure that it slides properly in place and then slide your rubber gasket over the top of that guy to keep water and dirt and grime from getting in there. You definitely want to make sure that it is not hanging off on the bottom of the rim and in the process of tightening it it may or may not move so you can loosen it up just a little bit, release the brake and then move it manually and then again depress the brake lever, tighten it up. Once you have installed your pad on both arms, go ahead and give it one last final check and make sure nothing is rubbing, make sure it is not hitting the tire and then also make sure it is not hanging below the bottom of the braking surface because that can cause uneven pad work. Then also just give it one last check to make sure you like the pull and the reach and all that stuff. Make sure it is spinning freely and that is how you replace the pads on the brakes."