I threw away my perfectly good Kodiak disk brake pads. I replaced them with NAPA's best Semi Metallic pads # UP-7136-M.
I did this because I replaced my pads on my last MS with the NAPA pads on the advice from Kevin at Kodiak because I said I wanted the best and that is what he recommended. The brakes on the 07.5 MS worked GREAT!!! The brakes on the new 16 MS work GOOD but not GREAT!. So I invested $131.97 with tax and about 2 hours of my time and replaced my "NEW" pads.
I will say the slide bolt sleeves were lubricated and seemed to slide well. The ones on the 07.5 had NO grease at all on them!
I use a brake adjusting tool to remove the wheel caps and a rag to protect the finish of the wheel/
The problem as I see it to do a proper Disk brake job ALL mating surfaces should be lubricated as in caliper to mounting bracket, pad to caliper but there was NO lubrication at all!
I will report back after I take my first trip and have properly broken in the pads how much better or not these new pads are.
While I was doing the pad replacement I pumped about 10 pumps with the grease gun with AMZ/OIL synthetic grease into the bearings while rotating the rotor. I also lubricated the grease fitting on the MorRyde IS suspension.
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