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Message started by voldigicam on 07/10/09 at 19:37:08

Title: EBC FA106 vs. FA106R
Post by voldigicam on 07/10/09 at 19:37:08

FA106 organic vs.
FA106R sintered

My dealer only had sintered. Any problem using these on my S40? The pads on now are almost gone. I would think they wouldn't squeel (a nice change) and would last a long time. I anticipate some break in time. Thought I'd cruise the neighborhood with plenty of light stops.

Title: Re: EBC FA106 vs. FA106R
Post by verslagen1 on 07/10/09 at 20:18:35

Organic won't grind away the disk.

Title: Re: EBC FA106 vs. FA106R
Post by voldigicam on 07/11/09 at 02:09:05

Is that really much of a problem? The disk is glazed like nobody's business from the pads on it now. How fast will wear occur? Is a disk good for 20,000 miles with organic and only 12,000 with sintered?

Just wondering.

Title: Re: EBC FA106 vs. FA106R
Post by PTRider on 07/11/09 at 06:39:47

5D44474F424C42484A462B0 wrote:

The disk is glazed

The glaze should be removed with some sandpaper or emery cloth.

I vote for the FA106.

Title: Re: EBC FA106 vs. FA106R
Post by voldigicam on 07/11/09 at 06:44:03

I just deglazed. Pads on look like they might be sintered. Changed brake fluid, too, got a couple of small bubbles out. Brake feels much better! Rotor is in much better shape than I realized. Pads on still have a little life in them actually - I was too pessimistic in evaluating them. Bike pads so much thinner than car pads.

Title: Re: EBC FA106 vs. FA106R
Post by PTRider on 07/11/09 at 12:55:00

3F26252D202E202A2824490 wrote:

Pads on still have a little life in them actually - I was too pessimistic in evaluating them. Bike pads so much thinner than car pads.

The book calls for a minimum thickness of the friction material of 1 mm.