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Answered Which disk pads for Shimano BR-M520 brakes as I can't find any!

Andy A

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Hi guys I have the Shimano BR-M520 brakes on my new Jam2 but I need to buy some sintered pads for them as the normal ones aren't very good but I can't find any matching the BR-M420 calipers so can I use anything in that 5 series as I just don't know what to buy?

Thanks
 

Andy A

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Are these the deore finned pads?

Crikey I have no idea they are the brakes that came as standard on my new Jam2 and they fadie and I just don't feel good about them, it says they are "Shimano BR-M520, 200 mm / 200 mm"

I have seen pads on chainreaction that are in the 5 series such as M525 etc but not M520 I wondered if I can use any from the 5 series!
 
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highpeakrider

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Crikey I have no idea they are the brakes that came as standard on my new Jam2 and they fadie and I just don't feel good about them, it says they are "Shimano BR-M520, 200 mm / 200 mm"

I have seen pads on chainreaction that are in the 5 series such as M525 etc but not M520 I wondered if I can use any from the 5 series!

I’ve just done the British thing and changed mine out for Hope E4, basic shimino were ok but a bit scary on big downhills.
 

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I've just fitted 520 4-pots to replace the 615 2-pots and they are a revelation in comparison; more power than I need and no fade on the stock pads so far. I will be fitting sintered eventually though as I liked what they did to the feel of my 2-pots.
 

Andy A

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I've just fitted 520 4-pots to replace the 615 2-pots and they are a revelation in comparison; more power than I need and no fade on the stock pads so far. I will be fitting sintered eventually though as I liked what they did to the feel of my 2-pots.

Thanks for that I will take a pad out and check :)
 

BowenTheSheep

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The M520 uses the same pads as the older model Saint/Zee pads, the D01S if you want organic, D02S if you want sintered.

So any non-finned pads that are compatible with the Saint BR-M820, BR-M810, or Zee BR-M620 are compatible with the Deore BR-MT520
 

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