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Please help with rear pads on Ultra - 5/16/2008 7:27:41 AM    harley stu   Posts: 13 Joined: 3/8/2005 Status: offline   I could use some help from the brain trust. I have an 05 Ultra and am attempting to replace the rear brake pads. The book says to use a scraper to pry the inner pad away from the disc to push the piston in. Anybody got any tricks to accomplish this feat? I can't seem to get any leverage anywhere. Any recommendations from those who have been there would be appreciated. Post #: 1

RE: Please help with rear pads on Ultra - 5/16/2008 12:04:54 PM    gunnert   Posts: 411 Joined: 9/16/2006 Status: offline The easiest way is to put pressure with one hand on the piston and with the other open the bleed screw. Before you do this, you can loosen the bleed screw a bit and wrap a rag around the screw to catch the little bit of brake fluid that will come out. When you feel the piston going in tighten the bleed screw. As long as you tighten the bleed screw while maintaining pressure on the piston you won't have to bleed the system. Even if you do, it's no big deal for the rear brakes. _____________________________ Duane 1999 HD FLHRCI 116" S&S/Woods TW8G cams S&S VFI ECU and Tuned Runner Injection 2008 BMW K1200GT 2008 Custom Bagger 124" S&S Single Bore, VFI Rolling Thunder 200mm Frame (in reply to harley stu) Post #: 2

RE: Please help with rear pads on Ultra - 5/17/2008 5:18:50 AM    harley stu   Posts: 13 Joined: 3/8/2005 Status: offline   Thanks for the reply gunnert. I finnaly figured it out last night after staring and cussing at it. My problem was I didn't pull the pin pads out far enough to release the inside pad. Once I realized that, I was able to complete the job in less than an hour and 3 beers (in reply to gunnert) Post #: 3

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