RS29's when to replace?

[northernjim]

I have had a quick search, to no avail:clown:

I am wondering how low you guys go with the pads before replacing?


Opening myself up for allsorts of 'when you get bored of the sparks flying...' type comments from messrs rogers et al.....



My RS29 in my AP's have been in a year, done 18000miles, and 6 or 7 track days now, and are down to maybe 6mm of friction material left...

so what do you guys think? change now before my ring and spa trip? of go for gold:whistle:

[alclark]

Also interested - I've probably got around 5-6mm left and running a similar setup.

[karbonkid]

When they start to look to this! :whistle:
Take em out & inspect condition. Winter can often kill them esp if water/ moisture brakes entry & freezes.

http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/9500/snv34930.jpg (http://img860.imageshack.us/i/snv34930.jpg/)

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/8937/snv34932.jpg (http://img849.imageshack.us/i/snv34932.jpg/)

[glendog74]

My last fronts were changed with around 3mm left - below that the Pagids have a reputation for breaking up.

My last rears were changed in Dazza's car park - they were almost down to the metal backing plate... :whistle::hahaha:

[phoenixcsl]

My last fronts were changed with around 3mm left - below that the Pagids have a reputation for breaking up.

Funnily enough when I was running my AP's on my old M3 I changed my RS29's about 2mm from the metal backing and noticed a big chunk of the remaining pad had come away on both front pads!

[shimmy]

RS29 do break up on the last 5mm so be careful

RS14 dont :thumbs:

[AlexGTT]

Also interested - I've probably got around 5-6mm left and running a similar setup.

Are you at Donny next week with us? If so take spare pads. 5-6mm will be gone.;)

As previously mentioned, anywhere from 3-4mm and they risk partial break-up. Found that to my cost once.

[DazBlackCSL]

My last fronts were changed with around 3mm left - below that the Pagids have a reputation for breaking up.

My last rears were changed in Dazza's car park - they were almost down to the metal backing plate... :whistle::hahaha:

You almost missed the 'Gerhards' and Bangers on the BBQ doing that, least you were supplied with peroni whilst doing it !!

[glendog74]

You almost missed the 'Gerhards' and Bangers on the BBQ doing that, least you were supplied with peroni whilst doing it !!

Aye! :thumbs::beer:

[DuncanR]

I have had a quick search, to no avail:clown:

I am wondering how low you guys go with the pads before replacing?

Depends Jim ... on how heavy my flow is at that time of the month !!! varies somewhat ... :hahaha:

[DuncanR]

When they start to look to this! :whistle:
Take em out & inspect condition. Winter can often kill them esp if water/ moisture brakes entry & freezes.

http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/9500/snv34930.jpg (http://img860.imageshack.us/i/snv34930.jpg/)

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/8937/snv34932.jpg (http://img849.imageshack.us/i/snv34932.jpg/) Ah they for sale Alex ?? PM me with how much u want for them mate !!:hahaha:

I have a set just like that ! my "get me home pads" ! took them out early and keep em with my tools and stuff, thats clever aint it ??!!

[Bounce]

Depends Jim ... on how heavy my flow is at that time of the month !!! varies somewhat ... :hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

[karbonkid]

Ah they for sale Alex ?? PM me with how much u want for them mate !!:hahaha:

I have a set just like that ! my "get me home pads" ! took them out early and keep em with my tools and stuff, thats clever aint it ??!!

:hahaha: Times must be hard ay mate!? Sorry I crush down all the left over pad material from varies pads, mix'd with digestive biscuits and make my own noo ones at the beginning of each year!

[titan]

The correct answer is "straight away" and replace with some carbotech pads ;-)

in all seriousness, had RS29s in the alcon/csl cup kit. When hot they start to smear the discs with crap, get noisy and generate vibration.

Replaced with XP10s which now are far better, but still have these symptoms eventually. Going to move to XP12s at the front...

[AlexGTT]

The correct answer is "straight away" and replace with some carbotech pads ;-)

in all seriousness, had RS29s in the alcon/csl cup kit. When hot they start to smear the discs with crap, get noisy and generate vibration.

Replaced with XP10s which now are far better, but still have these symptoms eventually. Going to move to XP12s at the front...

Don't get that at all on the AP set up with RS29's or RS15's.

[_Nathan_]

Indeed, loads of cars doing endurance racing on rs29s with zero issues, 24h race on one pad swap no problem. Alcons seem very different to APs - rear brakes hotter than front on an m3 race car I was with on Friday?