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Hey folks-

I am no mechanic, but I have performed a few brake jobs in my time. When I have replaced pads on cars in the past, I have used a "C" clamp to compress the pistons, popped the new pads on, and remounted the caliper...game over. Is there a reason why this procedure is inadvisable when replacing rear brake pads on these bikes?

thats the way I do it. Just be sure there is enough room for the fluid to go back in the res. Like you haven't topped it off when the pads were worn.

I replaced mine about a month ago. I followed Dinqua's procedure at this link.

http://www.dinqua.com/Triumph/brakes1.html

No need for C clamps, you can push the pistons back with finger pressure. It took me about 1/2 hour to replace pads. Good Luck

I just cut a small piece of wood to fit over the cylinders then pressed that with my fingers. Went in relatively easily and suprised myself.

I had took the caliper off and made sure it was clean and everything was alright with the rubbers, i.e they were not perished and the caliper would still move when bolted up again.

Hmmm. If it was hard enough wood,(like balsa) maybe it would last longer than the stock pads.

Thanks for the info everybody. Seems easy enough .