Changing Brake Pads

[Posh Tourer :P]

If you have only one piston and the thing is floating ie one side fixed and piston on the other, it may be gummed up so it is no longer floating. Look at where the caliper is attached in this case, and spray it with CRC/take it apart and put some grease in. If, as I suspect, it has a piston on both sides and is in a fixed position, get some wood and a clamp and gently squeeze back in. Also, the pistons will self adjust to the right distance after squeezing the brakes a few times, so the distance immediately after putting pads in may not be important. Remember to check the master cylinder level during this process so you arent too low/trying to blow fluid out the top of it...

[Slingshot]

Didn't get a chance to look at the brakes again last night, I decided to buy a new bike instead :P

I've now got some movation to get it sorted as I need to sell the bike and wouldn't feel good about selling a bike with questionable brakes. Also considering I don't pick the new bike up until early next week I've got some time to kill.

[Blakamin]

Didn't get a chance to look at the brakes again last night, I decided to buy a new bike instead :P

I've now got some movation to get it sorted as I need to sell the bike and wouldn't feel good about selling a bike with questionable brakes. Also considering I don't pick the new bike up until early next week I've got some time to kill.

What did you buy?

[Mr Skid]

Didn't get a chance to look at the brakes again last night, I decided to buy a new bike instead :P

Do you sell your car when the ash tray gets full as well?

[Slingshot]

Brought a 97 CBR600F3.

Doing my full test on the 20th so I'm just jumping the gun a little. We're now a three bike household (3x insurance,3x rego, 3x WOF0).

[Blakamin]

Brought a 97 CBR600F3.

Doing my full test on the 20th so I'm just jumping the gun a little. We're now a three bike household (3x insurance,3x rego, 3x WOF0).

COOOOOL!!!!

[toads]

Could send you a copy of the cbr250 manual on CD-rom if you like?

pm me if you want it!

hey would it be possible for you to send me a copy of the cbr250 manual on cd rom too????, please????, We have one and it would be good to read up on it, especially when there are so many things we seem to find out after we've done something the hard way!! cheers Lucy

[Blakamin]

hey would it be possible for you to send me a copy of the cbr250 manual on cd rom too????, please????, We have one and it would be good to read up on it, especially when there are so many things we seem to find out after we've done something the hard way!! cheers Lucy

No Probs!.... pm me your address and i'll get it in the mail monday! (heaps of blank discs at work)

[Slingshot]

I finally decided to give the brake pads another go...still can't figure out what the hell is going on.

I've attached a photo of the problem, I can get the main piston back it which makes heaps of room for the outside pad but the it looks like the whole calliper mechanism needs to move inwards to create room for the inside pad.

Does anyone know how to do this?

[Blakamin]

I finally decided to give the brake pads another go...still can't figure out what the hell is going on.

I've attached a photo of the problem, I can get the main piston back it which makes heaps of room for the outside pad but the it looks like the whole calliper mechanism needs to move inwards to create room for the inside pad.

Does anyone know how to do this?

doesnt look like its sitting in the caliper correctly... you 100% sure its the right pad???

[Slingshot]

Yeah...it's definalty the right pad...I'm gonna take another photo...hang on

[Slingshot]

The bit that I've circled is the part the the calliper pivots up on to change the pads...to me it seems that the whole calliper should slide back in on this pivot point.

[Blakamin]

sweet...from slightly further away?

[Slingshot]

Yeah...I've had a big screw driver in there and I've tryed to level the calliper back in but it doesn't want to move...do I need to be bleeding the brakes while I'm trying to level the calliper back?

[Blakamin]

Here's mine