Want to order EBC severe duty brakes. Most catalogs not updated with raptor part numbers. Are the front and rear brakes the same as the Warrior?

 

www.troy-racing.com shows them to be different

5LP-W0045-00-00 part number raptor front

3GD-W0045-00-00 part number banshee front
3GD-W0045-00-00 part number warrior front

Not sure if they would really work, but yamaha is usually very good about keeping identical parts the same part number.

I know Tie-Rod ends on just about every quad including the raptor have the same part numbers.

Brad

 

Rocky Mountain ATV sells them for $24.99. This is the cheapest I have seen for the EBC Severe Duty Brake pads. Let everyone know if you find them for less. The front and the rears are the same on the Raptor and it is part number FA84SV. These same pads are also used on the front and rears of the Honda TRX400EX.

Rocky Mountain ATV is 800-336-5437 or www.rockymountainatv.com.

If you are eating rear brake pads like candy, it is most likely due to the solid rotor design and riding in wet/muddy conditions. Break open your piggy bank and splurge for the EBC rear brake rotor for $89.99. It is more durable than the factory one and it has quite a few holes drilled in it. Oddly enough, the Raptors have holes in the front brake rotors.

Hope this helps.

 

Thats right.....I bought a set of 400ex SD rear brake pads for my Raptor.

 

The front disks are vented because the front brakes are the primary brakes (about 70% of braking) and the disk are small so they get hot and need to be vented.

The rear brakes are the secondary brakes (about 30% of braking). Vented disks actually have disadvantage in muddy areas because it seems to retain mud in the slots and act as sanding disk.

If you're going through rear pads, make sure you have freeplay at master cylinder - if not for whatever reason, the hydraulic pressure will build up and cause the brakes to drag all the time. Also, make sure the parking brake is not over adjusted. If all is OK, start using more front brakes.

Just a tip.

RapTech

 

First thing for everyone to do is get rid of the parking brake all together. You can buy a plate for less than $15 for blocking off the rotor where you removed the bracket. If you aren't comfortable with this then adjust it so it is as loose as possible.

This is a good subject for a debate. If having a solid brake rotor is the way to go then why do the utility quads have vented rotors? Why do the manufacturers of aftermarket rotors advertise that brake rotors with holes help clean away mud from the brake system?

The reason I said to get vented is that I have two Kodiaks and two 400exs all with vented rear brake rotors and none of these eat brakes like my Raptor did prior to getting a new vented rotor.

 

Good question NotuRaptor. I can't answer that but I can give you my SWAG theory.

The solid brake disk:
Advantage: Doesn't collect dirt. More braking surface.
Disadvantage: Heavy. Retains heat. warp when overheated.

Vented brake disk:
Advantage: Dissipates heat. Light.
Disadvantage: Holds mud. Less braking surface. May crack when overheated.

After market will say anything to get you to buy their stuff. Vented or not, I think each have their application where one is better than the other. I don't know what to recommend here.