Brake pads

[shdunnnm]

Hello. I am finally getting some headway on beginning my restoration.
I essentially have three N's, one of which is living in boxes and no
longer has a chassis. The first hurdle I'm tackling is brakes. All
three sets of pads I have still have lots of "meat" left on them, but
most of them are grooved from worn rotors. Is it ok to sand these
down to a flat surface and reuse them on freshly machined rotors?
Should I pay attention to getting the material thickness the same for
each pad?

[riceburner006]

-
Hi matt! I would do that since pads are hard to find,and you don't
drive these cars like a race car! Maybe a belt sanderwould work but
whear a respirator!
- In 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com, "Matt Todhunter"
wrote:

> Hello. I am finally getting some headway on beginning my restoration.
> I essentially have three N's, one of which is living in boxes and no
> longer has a chassis. The first hurdle I'm tackling is brakes. All
> three sets of pads I have still have lots of "meat" left on them, but
> most of them are grooved from worn rotors. Is it ok to sand these
> down to a flat surface and reuse them on freshly machined rotors?
> Should I pay attention to getting the material thickness the same for
> each pad?

[howardsugarman]

save the headache and buy them from mike o'conner for
35 dollars!!!
--- riceburner006 wrote:

> -
> Hi matt! I would do that since pads are hard to
> find,and you don't
> drive these cars like a race car! Maybe a belt
> sanderwould work but
> whear a respirator!
> - In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, "Matt
> Todhunter"
> wrote:
> > Hello. I am finally getting some headway on
> beginning my
> restoration.
> > I essentially have three N's, one of which is
> living in boxes and no
> > longer has a chassis. The first hurdle I'm
> tackling is brakes. All
> > three sets of pads I have still have lots of
> "meat" left on them, but
> > most of them are grooved from worn rotors. Is it
> ok to sand these
> > down to a flat surface and reuse them on freshly
> machined rotors?
> > Should I pay attention to getting the material
> thickness the same for
> > each pad?

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[Miles]

If you want to reuse the pads take a piece of 80grit and lay it on a
piece of glass, move the the pad with even pressure on the paper
until the grooves are gone.
You might also look at the edges to see if the pad is delaminating
from heat, sometimes the loosen. The more thickness the better
because the amount of fluid being compressed inside the caliper is
less.
Better ask Mike if he has pads, because I'm thinking they are not in
circulation right now.
Miles

[zinc2u]

Be careful..... the brake pads used (and sold) for these cars contained
asbestos. If you are using a power tool to sand or machine the brake pad, it
will be suspended in the air for the day before it settles.
Dale
All
three sets of pads I have still have lots of "meat" left on them, but
most of them are grooved from worn rotors. Is it ok to sand these
down to a flat surface and reuse them on freshly machined rotors?

[wheee_1]

My 1971 600 sedan needs new disc brake pads. Does anyone sell them or
is there an equivalent I can use?

[michael w king]

i take early civic pads and use the old 600 pads as a template and saw them to size. be sure to use a dust mask or respriator mask. i wet mine with a thick soap solution before i cut them. they work great and they're inexpensive. hopes this helps with your brakes.

[Miles]

I found some pads that are a similar size but the holes are too
large. I stacked them in my milling machine vise and fly cut them off
about 1/16" each end to fit in the calipers. They should work fine,
but have not tested them yet.
B&B swears by the Civic cut down pads, but it looks like you would
have to redrill the holes on one side?
Miles

[friend]

I have taken them to the local brake guy and have them resurfaced. Cost is
about the same as new ones. I do it for my 67 Datsun pickup too. I have
not had a problem.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Miles
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 11:45 PM
To: 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Brake pads
I found some pads that are a similar size but the holes are too
large. I stacked them in my milling machine vise and fly cut them off
about 1/16" each end to fit in the calipers. They should work fine,
but have not tested them yet.
B&B swears by the Civic cut down pads, but it looks like you would
have to redrill the holes on one side?
Miles
--- In 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com, "kingtrans@..."
wrote:

> i take early civic pads and use the old 600 pads as a template and

saw them to size. be sure to use a dust mask or respriator mask. i
wet mine with a thick soap solution before i cut them. they work
great and they're inexpensive. hopes this helps with your brakes.

[Miles]

I took 100 of them to a local friction company to get relined. They
told me since the original Tokiko pads are formed (the material
protrudes through holes in the steel) that if they just bonded on the
new linings that they could fall off. He told me if I have ones that
are rivetted he could do it no problem.
Can you hook me up with your bonding shop?
Miles

--- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, wrote:
> I have taken them to the local brake guy and have them resurfaced.
Cost is
> about the same as new ones. I do it for my 67 Datsun pickup too.
I have
> not had a problem.
> Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
]On Behalf Of Miles
> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 11:45 PM
> To:
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Brake pads
> I found some pads that are a similar size but the holes are too
> large. I stacked them in my milling machine vise and fly cut them
off
> about 1/16" each end to fit in the calipers. They should work
fine,
> but have not tested them yet.
> B&B swears by the Civic cut down pads, but it looks like you would
> have to redrill the holes on one side?
> Miles
> --- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, "kingtrans@"
> wrote:
> > i take early civic pads and use the old 600 pads as a template
and
> saw them to size. be sure to use a dust mask or respriator mask. i
> wet mine with a thick soap solution before i cut them. they work
> great and they're inexpensive. hopes this helps with your brakes.