I replaced my rear brake pads yesterday and figured while I was at it I would take some pics and do a quick write up.
It’s a fairly straight forward job that probably takes less than ½ hour provided you don’t have saddlebags to remove.
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Push the caliper all the way in toward the center of the wheel to compress the piston, and make room for the new, thicker pads.
Remove the plug that covers the pad pin and loosen the pad pin.
Remove the bracket pin bolt.
Pivot the caliper up away from the disc, and remove the pad pin and pads.
A vice grip C-clamp or similar tool can be used to gently compress the caliper piston further if needed, to make room for the new pads.
Slide the new pads in, seating them on the spring, and install the pad pin hand tight.
Pivot the caliper back down over the disc and into place. Making sure the ends of the pads seat correctly on the retainer.
Install the bracket pin bolt and torque to 17 ft/lbs.
Torque the pad pin to 13 ft/lbs.
Install the pad pin plug.
Pump the brake pedal to seat the caliper and pads.
That's it.
Ride Safe.
----------------------------- ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION RETAINED IN CASE SOMETHING IS MISSING IN THE NEW POST.
-John
Added in from Re-post with new images:
The pictures from my original thread have disappeared, and I have had several request for this thread so I have remade the original post.
Hope it helps.
It’s a fairly straight forward job that probably takes less than ½ hour provided you don’t have saddlebags to remove.
First, push the caliper all the way in toward the center of the wheel to compress the piston, and make room for the new, thicker pads.
Remove the plug that covers the pad pin and loosen the pad pin.
Remove the bracket pin bolt.
Pivot the caliper up away from the disc, and remove the pad pin and pads.
Clean all caliper and rotor parts well with brake cleaner spray.
A vice grip C-clamp or similar tool can be used to gently compress the caliper piston further if needed, to make room for the new pads.
Slide the new pads in, seating them on the spring, and install the pad pin hand tight.
Pivot the caliper back down over the disc and into place. Making sure the ends of the pads seat correctly on the retainer.
Lubricate the bracket pin bolt so that the caliper will slide easily, re-install the bolt and torque to 17 ft/lbs.
Torque the pad pin to 13 ft/lbs.
Install the pad pin plug. Torque to 2.2 ft/lbs.
Pump the brake pedal to seat the caliper and pads.
That's it.
Ride Safe.
-John
It’s a fairly straight forward job that probably takes less than ½ hour provided you don’t have saddlebags to remove.
-----------------------------
Push the caliper all the way in toward the center of the wheel to compress the piston, and make room for the new, thicker pads.
Remove the plug that covers the pad pin and loosen the pad pin.
Remove the bracket pin bolt.
Pivot the caliper up away from the disc, and remove the pad pin and pads.
A vice grip C-clamp or similar tool can be used to gently compress the caliper piston further if needed, to make room for the new pads.
Slide the new pads in, seating them on the spring, and install the pad pin hand tight.
Pivot the caliper back down over the disc and into place. Making sure the ends of the pads seat correctly on the retainer.
Install the bracket pin bolt and torque to 17 ft/lbs.
Torque the pad pin to 13 ft/lbs.
Install the pad pin plug.
Pump the brake pedal to seat the caliper and pads.
That's it.
Ride Safe.
----------------------------- ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION RETAINED IN CASE SOMETHING IS MISSING IN THE NEW POST.
-John
Added in from Re-post with new images:
The pictures from my original thread have disappeared, and I have had several request for this thread so I have remade the original post.
Hope it helps.
It’s a fairly straight forward job that probably takes less than ½ hour provided you don’t have saddlebags to remove.
First, push the caliper all the way in toward the center of the wheel to compress the piston, and make room for the new, thicker pads.
Remove the bracket pin bolt.
Pivot the caliper up away from the disc, and remove the pad pin and pads.
Clean all caliper and rotor parts well with brake cleaner spray.
A vice grip C-clamp or similar tool can be used to gently compress the caliper piston further if needed, to make room for the new pads.
Pivot the caliper back down over the disc and into place. Making sure the ends of the pads seat correctly on the retainer.
Lubricate the bracket pin bolt so that the caliper will slide easily, re-install the bolt and torque to 17 ft/lbs.
Torque the pad pin to 13 ft/lbs.
Install the pad pin plug. Torque to 2.2 ft/lbs.
Pump the brake pedal to seat the caliper and pads.
That's it.
Ride Safe.
-John