Changing Rear Brake Pads

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Changing Rear Brake Pads

Postby gt94 » Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:48 pm

Had some spare time today so i fitted the pads i had lying around since i bought the car.How easy is it to change rear pads on a Gpvr compared to a gpx one bolt and the calliper swings up lovely jubbly :D
Didn't have a calliper winding kit so i used an open mouth spanner to turn the piston back done the job a treat :lol:
One question though the old pads when i took them off the ones on the outside was shot but the inside pad on both sides had only half used.Any ideas is it a possibly air in the pipes :?:
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Re: Changing Rear Brake Pads

Postby colm_mcm » Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:33 pm

GPX and GPVR rear brakes are identical.
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Re: Changing Rear Brake Pads

Postby d_dan » Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:56 pm

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Re: Changing Rear Brake Pads

Postby steelroe » Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:17 pm

long nose pliers or open ended spanner works good.
G clamp can cause damage!
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Re: Changing Rear Brake Pads

Postby gt94 » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:56 am

colm_mcm wrote:GPX and GPVR rear brakes are identical.


When i had my gpx it had 2 bolts on the rear callipers that needed removing if my memory recalls,could they have been changed? Or am i going senile :?
Any ideas on the worn differance in the pads :?:
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Re: Changing Rear Brake Pads

Postby mivecmad27 » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:14 pm

gt94 wrote:
Any ideas on the worn differance in the pads :?:


Sounds like the calipers sliding pins are starting to seize ie not allowing the outter pad to be pushed away fom the disc after braking,try taking the calipers of and cleaning and greasing the pins.
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Re: Changing Rear Brake Pads

Postby gt94 » Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:09 pm

Nice one will try this sunday :)
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