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Offline Dale

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Rear pad removal
« on: May 03, 2016, 12:12:12 am »
Hi all,

Got an annoying squeak coming from my rear brakes. I want to remove my rear pads to insert a shim behind them to see if this helps?

Is there a knack to removing them or is it pretty straight forward?

Cheers


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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2016, 08:59:33 am »
It maybe seized calipers not to worry you anymore.
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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2016, 10:12:05 am »
you will need a caliper wind back tool to wind the piston back

dirt cheap on ebay  :happy2:
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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2016, 10:52:39 pm »
Quote from: r5gtt on May 03, 2016, 08:59:33 am
It maybe seized calipers not to worry you anymore.

Yeah I had thought it might be this hope it's not though.
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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2016, 10:52:58 pm »
Quote from: DANBOY66 on May 03, 2016, 10:12:05 am
you will need a caliper wind back tool to wind the piston back

dirt cheap on ebay  :happy2:

Ok bud cheers.
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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2016, 11:05:17 pm »
I would spend a little more and get a quality wind back tool. Snapped one myself and a friend also snapped some doing my rear brakes in the past.
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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2016, 06:53:36 pm »
Any idea which caliper wind back tool to go for, quite a few on Ebay?
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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2016, 06:58:00 pm »
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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2016, 06:58:46 pm »
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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2016, 06:58:50 pm »
Iv got that one rich it's decent quality and does the job nicely


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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2016, 06:59:40 pm »
 :signLOL: rich got there first.
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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2016, 07:12:13 pm »
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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2016, 07:34:59 pm »
 :happy2:
I've got a laser brand one but they all do the same job that's for sure and bloody cheap now.
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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2016, 07:51:20 pm »
Ta chaps.  :congrats:
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Re: Rear pad removal
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2016, 07:56:41 pm »
Oh and if giving the brakes a going over is it worth using something like this on the seals and work the piston in and out?
http://www.ignitionline.com/granville-red-rubber-grease-500g?gclid=CPenu--PxswCFQso0wodptgFPQ
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