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Rommel Member Since: 20 Aug 2017 Location: Sandhurst Berkshire Posts: 511 |
When I did mine I just took a bit of fluid out of the reservoir and just pushed the pistons back into the caliper with a G clamp just keep a eye on the fluid rising in the reservoir. 2013 FL2 XS.
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4th Feb 2023 3:04 pm |
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seagull1 Member Since: 23 Jan 2011 Location: Loughborough Posts: 321 |
as said the 2007 is just a push back on the piston.
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4th Feb 2023 3:23 pm |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 4572 |
The pads just push back. When pushing, slacken off the bleed nipple so the dirty fluid doesn't get pushed back up the pipes and also it makes it easy to shift the piston. Obviously put a bit of hose on the nipple to collect fluid and not let air in.
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4th Feb 2023 4:19 pm |
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I Like Chips Member Since: 25 Jun 2017 Location: Ascott Under Wychwood Posts: 1439 |
I use a G clamp to push the calliper back |
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4th Feb 2023 4:27 pm |
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Chrism551 Member Since: 01 Feb 2021 Location: Blackpool Posts: 142 |
Thanks, I used a g clamp and all done for the minute. Realised the wind back tools are more for those where the pads do both brakes and handbrakes. Mine of course has shoes for the handbrake. Only a very temp emergency job as I never thought to new pad retaining clips, the old ones were some what miss shapen due to heavy rust on the calliper where they seat in. Also spotted a nice 10mm wide groove forming on the inner disc face. That will have been the noise I could hear. Interesting as well the in board pads were down to metal at the bottom and just under 2mm at the top, so it looks like the pads were seized in the clips and not free to move, basically a rusted worn out mess. Plan is to replace discs, pad retaining clips, calliper carrier and most likely the calliper itself, seem cheap enough at advanced factors for the callipers. Brake fluid looks rank. Was thinking to renew, how do you bleed the abs unit with no diagnostic kit? |
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4th Feb 2023 5:41 pm |
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Rommel Member Since: 20 Aug 2017 Location: Sandhurst Berkshire Posts: 511 |
To renew the fluid open a rear nipple and just pump brake pedal until most of the fluid in the reservoir is gone but do not pump it all out or you will get air in the ABS, top up the reservoir with fresh fluid and repeat the process with all the other nipples finish with the front offside one last, just DO NOT let the reservoir get too low keep topping it up untill all the old fluid is flushed out. 2013 FL2 XS.
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4th Feb 2023 6:34 pm |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 4572 |
what Rommel said.
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5th Feb 2023 12:01 am |
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