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Feb 15, 2014 | 02:29 PM

#11

markdt

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From: Cavendish, Pei

When changing front or rear pads and rotors I always buy new axle seals and clean and re-grease the wheel bearings. You may as well you have the wheel of anyway, and that's half the job. I try and re-grease mine every 2 years or 20k miles along with the swing arm bushings

Feb 15, 2014 | 02:39 PM

#12

Gliden

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Use heat first on the brake rotor bolts. Heat gun or a torch and just warm up those bolts first. They are a bitch to get out cold.

Feb 15, 2014 | 05:05 PM

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TwiZted Biker

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From: Niles Canyon Ca.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gliden

Use heat first on the brake rotor bolts. Heat gun or a torch and just warm up those bolts first. They are a bitch to get out cold.

Good tip but avoid open flame , about half the guys I see anymore are bringing wheels with goobered up rotor bolts needing extracting .

Feb 15, 2014 | 05:46 PM

#14

Gliden

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Twisted....I should invest in a good heat gun right?
I try to shrink " heat shrink " with a hair dryer and that dont cut it.
Would a heat gun take care of rotor bolts?
I been flaming them.

Feb 15, 2014 | 05:51 PM

#15

backplay

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From: South Central Pennylvania

I can't believe how difficult some of you guys make changing brake pads.

Feb 15, 2014 | 06:25 PM

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SeniorChief56

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From: Ramona, Ca

all went well with the labor, only thing is the rotors are warped,,,I bought used rotors from a member and he sold me his warped rotors,,,,,sent him or her a PM,,,,,,not lets see what happens. I guess that's what I get for buying used rotors

Feb 15, 2014 | 06:43 PM

#17

dribble

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Originally Posted by Night Crawler

It seems like I remember reading in my service manual -- 07 FLHRS -- that the rotor mounting mounting bolts are not to be reused. I don't have my service manual near me right now, but you might want to look into it, or maybe someone else can chime in.

I believe you are correct. The last time I replaced a rotor, the new factory one came with new bolts.

Feb 15, 2014 | 06:44 PM

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TwiZted Biker

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Quote:

Originally Posted by backplay

I can't believe how difficult some of you guys make changing brake pads.

Pads are a cake walk , rotor bolts on the other hand can make a non professional use bad language .

Gliden , heat gun works for shrink tubing and pencil flame on a bolt head for several seconds is best , just watch the paint is all . The correct sized torx or allen bit held firmly against the bolt head you just put steady down pressure on it till it comes free , it may hold out 10 -15 seconds before it does but only had one that didn't come out this way . Most guys get impatient , wrong size bit or try and use an impact . Dicks them up every time , only time I use heat is if the first one comes out hard .