Brake Help

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We need our own pictures of brake changing in our tech section, rather than relying on the other forum. I'll put in a write up with pics next time I rotate pads or change them out.

 

btw, I used a pair of small vice grips on the origonal pad's metal edge and caliper to slowly and gently compress the pistons so the new thicker pad would slide into place while leaving the opposite pad in place so the pistons wouldn't extend. It seemed to work ok. I couldn't find a C-clamp to use.

 

Shoudn't we all clean the caliper pistons before hand then push it back in then install the new pads. I recall reading a thread here stating that if the pistons are not initially cleaned before pushing it in, it may introduce dirt in the caliper and possibly cause some binding in the long run.