snicrep
Supercharged
This morning i changed out my brakes pads front and rear in less than an hour. Good thing i didnt follow the service manual. I guess most of you already know how but heres how it went easy for me. On the front, the book said remove the cotter pin and pull the pin. I found it easier to unbolt the bracket from the forks to mess with the cotter.
On the rear the book said to loosen the "spindle" nut after getting it on a jack and sliding the axle back enough to free the caliper bracket. Well the pin and clips are easily removed on the disc. So i thought id see how far i could get without taking the axle nut off etc. The pads dropped right out. I used a screwdriver to retract the pistons, slid the new pads in, pinned it and replaced clips..and done.
Well theres at least ONE thing thats simple to do on the r3.
On the rear the book said to loosen the "spindle" nut after getting it on a jack and sliding the axle back enough to free the caliper bracket. Well the pin and clips are easily removed on the disc. So i thought id see how far i could get without taking the axle nut off etc. The pads dropped right out. I used a screwdriver to retract the pistons, slid the new pads in, pinned it and replaced clips..and done.
Well theres at least ONE thing thats simple to do on the r3.