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Rear Brake Pad Replacement 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Adrian on  Sun Dec 21 10:29 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Hey Rob,

You do not have to remove the caliper if you're just replacing the pads. All you have to do remove those two pins and watch out for the retaining " t " because it is under tension and wiggle the old pads out. If you're replacing or turning the discs, then you will have to pull off the caliper and do it very gently so the brake line doesn't bend. There are two 17mm bolts holding the caliper on.
If the pins are rusted or pitted, I would reccommend a hardware kit and probably two of them seeing that if one side is shot the other is either near replacement or overdue.
A tip for removing the pins is to use a punch and gently (with a hammer) tap the pins out.

Have fun and expect the worse

Adrian

88 240 DL






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