Felt Z85 Brake Pad Replacement

Introduction

The brakes on anything that moves are practically the most important part. One of the most frightening feelings is pulling a brake lever and not getting a response. With this guide I hope to never make this a reality for anyone.

This guide contains information on how to replace the brake pads on a 2013 Felt Z85 Road Bike. This guide only requires one tool (4mm allen key) and is fairly straightforward.

This guide can also be used as a reference for any modern road bike with Dual-Pivot brakes.

What you need

Step 1 Remove Wheel

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Pull up on brake-release lever to spread pads for easy access.
Release lever on the right side of the wheel.
Loosen left nut on wheel until wheel comes free.

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Step 2 Remove Pad(s)

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Locate Brake Caliper.
Use 4.0 mm allen key to remove main bolt.
Rotate counterclockwise to loosen.
Be careful not to lose both the washer and spacer found in-between the bolt and the brake pad mounting hole.
Repeat step 2 to remove the pad on the other side.