| Author | Message | ||
     Guard_rail |
I remember seeing some post a way to do the front without bleeding the brakes. I just don't have the $150 for the dealer to do it plus I'd love to learn to do it. | ||
| Smoke |
put bike on stands, remove front wheel enough to remove caliper by pushing brake pads back in caliper. remove brake pads by pulling retaining screws. note: easier to break the torque on those screws while caliper is still mounted to fork. install new pads, push pads as far into caliper as possible and reinstall everything. pump brake lever until wheel won't move! (IMPORTANT STEP) good luck, tim | ||
| Nillaice |
yep the wheel has gotta come off to get the pads out/in dont forget to line up the wheel spokes into grooves on the clutch lever side of teh caliper! | ||
| Duphuckincati |
No need to bleed the brake, just be sure to pump the lever until feeling resistance again as noted above. DON'T FORGET!!! | ||
| Drawkward |
Smoke: What you said about the retaining screws is very true. Those can be a PAIN to break the torque on...and I ALWAYS forget to do it. | ||
| Americanmadexb |
Good timed question as I'm about to change mine here in next day or so. It's up on stands waiting now. I changed the pads on my old XB a few times and i also always forgot to break loose retaining screws. |
