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changing juicy 5 pads

doit

Chimp
Oct 16, 2007
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I have never changed pads before. It does not seem too hard to do, but any tips on changing juicy 5 pads would be appreciated.
 

sanjuro

Tube Smuggler
Sep 13, 2004
17,373
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SF
I would use a pair of needlenose pliers. Juicy pads will be a little stubborn to pull and insert.
 

ultraNoob

Yoshinoya Destroyer
Jan 20, 2007
4,504
1
Hills of Paradise
don't forget to scuff your rotors counter clockwise for the left side (riders left) and clockwise for the right side and clean both your calipers and rotors with degreaser before reassembly

edit: small circles along the rotor surface opposite the direction of rotation, use 320grit wet sandpaper with lots of water (sandpaper available at your local auto part store, water available from your faucet)
 

nmr8

Monkey
Apr 6, 2007
108
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definitely clean the rotors (alcohol, acetone, brake cleaner, soap and water if you're careful, leave no residue of any sort.)
 

Dragoneyes

Chimp
Aug 19, 2007
7
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Michigan
Go to Sram's website then click Avid and it will take you to a maintaince section look for Juicy 5 section and it will tell you everything.
 

Udi

RM Chief Ornithologist
Mar 14, 2005
4,915
1,200
pull out old pads, buy new pads, insert new pads.
It's not quite that simple as juicies run these annoying piston-pins that sit inside the pads, so you have to first pull the pad away from the piston (against the other pad usually) and then pull it out.

For the second pad it's the same story, just be careful not to gouge it on the now-bare piston pin on the other side.