Brake Pad Change Experience, WOW
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Brake Pad Change Experience, WOW
So being it's getting into riding season I decided to give the Fat Bob a good once over. Everything looked good, except I noticed my pads looked worn. I thought score, now is the time to put some Lyndalls on.
A few days after the pads arrived I found some time to put them on. Front pads went on easy, the problem I ran into was the rears! Here's what happen, I grabbed my 1/4 12 point wrench to take the pad pin off and immediately I noticed the head to the bolt was stripped! So I thought dang now I have to take the caliber off. First bolt I took off (top bolt that holds the caliber to the bracket) came off easy, but then when I went to take the bottom one off I noticed it wasn't even tight? I thought to myself, good thing I'm doing some PM'ing. Well I take the bolt out and it is covered in lock tight! I mean every inch of the bolt! So I clean everything off and look at the clock and decided to call it quits for the night. Not wanting the caliber to just hang by the brake line I decided to loosely mount it back to the bracket. First bolt (top one) good to go, bottom one not so good. I stick the bolt in and it just pushed all the way in? So I move the caliber out of the way and and try seeing if the bolt will work and go figure the same result, just pushed all the way threw, didn't catch one thread.
The end result was I bought a new caliber and bracket. The moral of the story is when buying used don't assume everyone is as meticulous about maintenance as you probably are. I've been driving around like this for thousands of miles since I bought my bike last year. I'm glad the guardian bell was doing it's job!
A few days after the pads arrived I found some time to put them on. Front pads went on easy, the problem I ran into was the rears! Here's what happen, I grabbed my 1/4 12 point wrench to take the pad pin off and immediately I noticed the head to the bolt was stripped! So I thought dang now I have to take the caliber off. First bolt I took off (top bolt that holds the caliber to the bracket) came off easy, but then when I went to take the bottom one off I noticed it wasn't even tight? I thought to myself, good thing I'm doing some PM'ing. Well I take the bolt out and it is covered in lock tight! I mean every inch of the bolt! So I clean everything off and look at the clock and decided to call it quits for the night. Not wanting the caliber to just hang by the brake line I decided to loosely mount it back to the bracket. First bolt (top one) good to go, bottom one not so good. I stick the bolt in and it just pushed all the way in? So I move the caliber out of the way and and try seeing if the bolt will work and go figure the same result, just pushed all the way threw, didn't catch one thread.
The end result was I bought a new caliber and bracket. The moral of the story is when buying used don't assume everyone is as meticulous about maintenance as you probably are. I've been driving around like this for thousands of miles since I bought my bike last year. I'm glad the guardian bell was doing it's job!
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No doubt, I got real lucky on the part side. I went on eBay and an HD dealership was selling a brand new caliber, with pads and bracket for only $125 shipped. The caliber alone is $135 and another $60 for the bracket. Knock on wood all seems to be working now, lol.
Last edited by topdwg; Apr 27, 2013 at 04:16 PM.
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.45 acp loaded with Hornady critical defense ammo for me. Seriously,topdwg,you got lucky man. Hopefully your problem is solved.
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