The instructions below will walk you through the installation of the new brake pads that you have finished. Remove the wheel set from the fork/frame. Pull the cotter pin from the pad retaining bolt, be careful not to lose this piece. Loosen the bolt

The instructions below will walk you through the installation of the new brake pads that you have finished.&#xA0; <ol id="isPasted"><li dir="ltr" style="text-decoration:none;">Remove the wheel set from the fork/frame.<ol><li dir="ltr" style="text-decoration:none;">Pull the cotter pin from the pad retaining bolt, be careful not to lose this piece.<img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/984vj29LgM6PKGOZ/hc/8X1Bk7dNO96KgRm0/2026050119-4baa0dda-769c-464d-acfd-4efef646ef51-1084e56c-2b45-4b0f-8ef0-bbc695d82967.png" width="201.42857142857142" id="isPasted" class="fr-fic fr-dii" style="width: 372px; height: 288.92px;"> </li><li dir="ltr" style="text-decoration:none;">Loosen the bolt with a 3mm Allen wrench, pull the bolt out of its sleeve.</li></ol></li><li dir="ltr" style="text-decoration:none;">Some calipers are using fixing-pin, you can straighten and pull out directly.</li><li dir="ltr" style="text-decoration:none;">Using disc brake piston spreader or other non-sharp tool, push both side piston in\evenly back into the housing.&#xA0; <img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/984vj29LgM6PKGOZ/hc/8X1Bk7dNO96KgRm0/2026050119-92e3b058-145f-4d49-bdbb-d1463ee86676-684f1fad-decd-49b6-ab16-397def2f7981.jpeg" width="147" id="isPasted" class="fr-fic fr-dii" style="width: 317px; height: 306.218px;"> Time to change new pad when worn out to 2.2mm for both 4mm 5mm pad </li></ol> New<img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/984vj29LgM6PKGOZ/hc/8X1Bk7dNO96KgRm0/2026050119-6cbe28e1-3d06-429d-992e-dc45f7156498-1faa80c4-bdc6-4b45-91c9-84a77b748515.jpeg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"> Used<img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/984vj29LgM6PKGOZ/hc/8X1Bk7dNO96KgRm0/2026050119-56dc099b-5e94-4d78-9704-1c9c6bc0948e-2809ac06-e642-4ba9-8fde-c573f452c188.jpeg" width="172.52566989297424" id="isPasted" class="fr-fic fr-dii" style="width: 300px; height: 230.636px;">Installing the brake pads:<ol><li dir="ltr" style="text-decoration:none;">Install new pads and spring assembly into the caliper.</li><li dir="ltr" style="text-decoration:none;">Re-insert brake pad retaining bolt into the caliper.</li><li dir="ltr" style="text-decoration:none;">Tighten the retaining bolt to torque 0.8-1.2Nm and reattach the cotter pin.</li><li dir="ltr" style="text-decoration:none;">Or Reinsert the fixing pin to the pad retaining hole of the caliper and bend it to fix the pad.</li></ol> If you need any further assistance or have any questions, please reach out to us through our contact form&#xA0;<a href="https://arielrider.com/pages/contact-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.&#xA0;

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