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OK. I need to change my rear brake pads on my '02 America.
I have done pads/rotors on my car before but never on a bike. Looks pretty straight forward.
Open resevoir, unbolt caliper, slide out pads, slide in new ones, compress pistons, rebolt caliper. Any helpful hints or anything special I need to know? Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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why open reservoir??????????? compress pistons with old pads on after back assembly just pump few times using pedal
undo pads pins culd be tricky if they seized
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I thought opening the resevoir would make it easier to compress the pistons.
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any G-clamp is ok never had problems with it
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If they're really dirty, you might clean the exposed part of the pistons first.
That dirt is not the best thing for the seals.
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The thing with removing the reservoir cover: If you have never topped off the brake fluid, you do not need to remove it. If you have topped off the reservoir, you will have too much fluid when you push the pistons back into the caliper. Thus you remove the cover to catch the excess fluid.
Brake cleaner and a soft toothbrush will clean up the exposed pistons before you push them home. Use a cleaned brake pad, and a paint paddle on the caliper to prevent scratching. I use two c clamps and tighten in sequence till the pistons are home. Smooth out the pins, and use a very thin coating of brake caliper grease. even a trace on the piston pad contacts too. If you want to replace the brake fluid, let the caliper hang low with the old pads in place and use a 5 gallon paint stick as the rotor so you don't pop out the pistons. A bit of clear tubing on the bleeder nipple, the bleeder nipple wrapped with some Teflon tape a jar with fluid and the tubing end immersed in the fluid will get er down nicely.
The front system fluid replacement: Beware, the reservoir diaphragm has a way of not resealing properly. Have a new one available.
Preston DOT4 fluid is available at Wally World.
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All done. Changed the pads on this weekend and ran into no problems. Took all of about 15 minutes. Thanks those who advised me. Jim
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