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How to change the brake pads of a MTB, road bike, gravel, electric or city bike ?

Changing the brake pads of your mountain bike or road bike equipped with disc brakes is a simple operation to perform regularly to maintain an acceptable level of safety.

Each brand has developped its own fixing system and its own assembly.

We will present in this article the most common models.

Changing the Avid X0 MTB brake pads:

Step 1: remove the Avid X0 disc brake caliper:

Sram X0 pads                                sram_x0_brake_caliper

Step 2: remove the lock washer and the axle:

sram_x0_brake                                sram_x0_mtb_brake

Step 3: remove the Avid X0 brake pads and the spring:

sram_x0_brake_pads                               sram_x0_mtb_brake

Step 4: apply a degreaser to clean the caliper and push back the pistons, using a screwdriver:

bike_degreaser                                    sram_xo_pistons

Step 5: place new brake pads, a new spring, the axle and the lock washer

mtb_brake_pads                                     avid_x0_brake

Step 6: measure the thickness of the disc in order to check its conformity and check the tightening torque of its screws:

avid_x0_brake_caliper                                     avid_x0_disc_brake

Step 7: replace and torque the Avid X0 brake caliper bolts:

avid_x0_brake_caliper