New brake pads won't go on

[Whitey Jr]

Hey guys, I'm having problems with what I was hoping would be a quick afternoon job....replacing the brake pads on my 08 RXR800. Got the old pads off OK (took a bit of elbow grease), but am having a HELL of a time getting the new ones on. The pin just doesn't QUITE line up with the hole on the new pad. I've confirmed I have the right pads, but with the additional "meat' on the new pad, I just cant get the right angle to pop it on, and the pin is always a fraction of a cm off. Is there a trick I'm not aware of or is maybe my whole caliper out-of-whack? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Jeff

 

[andrew3399]

Hey guys, I'm having problems with what I was hoping would be a quick afternoon job....replacing the brake pads on my 08 RXR800. Got the old pads off OK (took a bit of elbow grease), but am having a HELL of a time getting the new ones on. The pin just doesn't QUITE line up with the hole on the new pad. I've confirmed I have the right pads, but with the additional "meat' on the new pad, I just cant get the right angle to pop it on, and the pin is always a fraction of a cm off. Is there a trick I'm not aware of or is maybe my whole caliper out-of-whack? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Jeff

Loosen the 5 mm Allen head bung. Stops the pin from sliding too far and dropping pad off by itself.

 

[Whitey Jr]

Did that (had to remove the head bung to remove the old pads).....no go.

 

[Whitey Jr]

Found the problem...the caliper itself is bent. Couple of whacks with a hammer "fixed" the problem and the new pads are on.

 

[neilsleder]

Hammers fix everything!


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[tex78]

Hammers fix everything!


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Bfh




Big fawking hammer

 

[Bogger]

Hammers fix everything!


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you've mixed up hammers with beer.....

 

[Mike270412]

you've mixed up hammers with beer.....

Common rookie mistake.

 

[neilsleder]

Some rare times when I have to much beer and to big of hammer I wreck thing even more! Weird?


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