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Posted: 13:36 - 25 May 2010 Post subject: It's funny being a noob! |
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Okay so I'm not a true noob to riding or being on BCF, but am a noob to doing my own work on the bike. Mainly because it's my only form of transport and I can't afford to make a mistake and not have it running.
Anyway, due to a buckled rear wheel I had to remove it to get it to the shop to be repaired. It's got a rear brake caliper on it and I wasn't sure how to get it off to remove the wheel. I went through the online manual 3 times and watched about 4-5 different YouTube videos, but still didn't really get whether I had to drain the brake fluid, prise the brake pads apart or what!
Eventually I just tried removing the rear wheel spindle and hey presto the wheel and brake disc just dropped out!!
So I'm assuming when I eventually get the wheel back I can just slot it straight back in again and off I go? Or should I really be greasing the spindle etc, etc whilst the wheel is out?
____________________ Previous: Aprilia Habana Retro 50cc (beauty), Yamaha SR125 (fell apart), Honda XR125 (nippy little commuter), Honda SLR650 (Geewhizz), Yamaha Diversion 900S (Smoooooth) written off courtesy of a stupid escaped horse.
(7 year gap), BMW F650 (Relaxing ride). Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (Big and bold). Yamaha FZS600 (got me in trouble too quick!).
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Posted: 20:36 - 25 May 2010 Post subject: |
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Support the brake caliper while the wheel is out or you could possibly risk damage to the brake hose / fittings. Depending on how much pipe there is, either:
sit it on the swing arm
cable tie it somewhere (probably more applicable to front calipers)
loosley bolt it back in place - should stop you losing the bolts There *may* be enough slack so that you don't need to undo the brake to get the wheel back in - just remember to torque everything properly |
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Posted: 07:43 - 26 May 2010 Post subject: |
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I'm suprised no-one has mentioned this yet. When using anything to pry the pads back make sure your brake reservoir (the container that holds the fluid above your brake lever) is open. i.e lid is off. Don't do this and it doens't matter if your mum is hercules, you are never going to get those pads back |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 13 years, 340 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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