0 one of the two rectangular pieces of rubber that press against the wheels of a bicycle to reduce their speed when the brakes are used --
The brake pad and disc (both now with friction material), then stick to each other, providing the friction that stops the vehicle.
Like titanium heat shields the brake coolers are designed to slide between the brake pad backing plate and the caliper piston.
There are environmental factors that govern the selection of brake pad materials.
For the same reason modifications to the drive shaft were made as well as an increased brake pad.
The only way to start the train again is to re-open the valve or manually unlock each brake pad.
The fronts also incorporated electronic brake pad wear sensors.
Herrmann's 908 low drag coup was fast on the straights, but near the race end the brake pads wore down, indicated by a light that was introduced with the 908s.
Fabrizia reminded me the other night that we had a problem with the brake pads, so we lost a lot of time.
