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| Rear Brake Pad Replacement | ||
Rear brake pad replacement
Tip from Ron
Pull the little rubber plug at the bottom of the caliper, unscrew the retainer
pin.Make sure your allen bolt is seated all the way down in the head of the
retainer pin cause it can be real tight & you don't want to strip it.
Push the caliper inboard to get slack on the pads& they will drop out the bottom
of the caliper. You don't have to remove the caliper but it helps if ya wanna
clean around the pistons. I also(with a syringe) draw all the fluid out of the
rear brake reservoir. This is a good time to clean around your caliper pistons
before pushing them back in to make room for the new pads.
Push the pistons all the way in & draw the rest of the old brake fluid outta the
reservoir & fill it with new fluid. Put the new pads in making sure your get em
into the notch at the top of the caliper it's pretty easy to do & they line up
with the retainer pin hole.
Make sure you get all the bolts real tight & double check em. WALLA !
Ron
Linked Brakes
Hi, has anyone noticed that the left front rotor (if sitting on bike, or right if standing in front) runs much hotter then the opposite side one? Was wondering if all are the same or if the caliper is hanging up or if the rotor is warped. Is it possible this is caused by the way the linked brakes work? If you use the front (most efficient) brake only it applies all of the front brakes and some of the rear and if you use the rear brake only is applies all of the rear and some of the front. The rotor you find hotter may be because you are using the rear brake the most and not expecting any of the front brake to be warm or hot.Squeaking
Took my 1800 in for brakes squeeeeeking. And the mechanic talked to Honda rep and they told him that the first production of bikes had defective rotors which were to soft and he ordered me a new rear rotor. Said it was only on the rear that the soft metal was on. We will see. I will keep you informed when I get it installed.
Hand Brakes
By Brian, GL1800.org
Check those Brake Lights............
I was doing some electrical modifications to my Cyclemate trailer today and decided to check my work by plugging the trailer into the bikes trailer connector..................I couldn't get the brake lights to work on the trailer......................wait, the bike's brake lights aren't working either!
To make a long story short I found that the hand brake light switch didn't work (foot operated one worked okay). One screw holds the switch mechanism to the underside of the hand brake. This unit contains two switches................one for the brake light and the other for the cruise control cancel.
I used some contact cleaner and sprayed it into the inspection hole (see photo's below) and it took care of the problem.
I don't know how long it has been this way but it sure isn't a good deal not having your brake lights not working....................even though I usually use both foot/hand brakes at the same time there are times I use only the hand brake (sitting at a stop, etc).
Check those brakes lights....................BOTH hand and foot brake!
Brian Fenner