Bikes, Hints'n'Tips > Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner
front brakes
ghostbiker:
Well since i was 12 or 13 i have had bikes and in all this time i have NEVER changed brake pads lol.
i have done shoes on older bikers i have striped 2 strokes down to nuts and bolts,replaced brake lines, done a fair amount of work on many bikes and on the whole love to work on the fazer.
So affter going out today to give the bike a once over before next weeks track time i found 1 of the front pads has disintergrated. im 90% sure it happened yesterday as the brakes felt a little off on my ride.
So its about time i finaly faced up to my fear and do what most would think as simple.... change me pads :P
Sadly dont have time to order a set in (£20 for a full front koyo set from busters) so had to get from my local spanner. WOW i forgot how expensive he can sometimes be. £40 for a set of Koyo but i need them for early next week and am off to kent on tuesday so had to get them.
Kinda pissed the pad has gone like this, all the other 3 pads are less than half used and a fair war from the wear marker so i assume the one that fell apart was to.
Got me Haynes manual out and will attempt it later, will be a simple pads out pads in i hope as anything more than that and im gunna strugle. so as i sit and relax before getting ready for lots of swearing i thought i would post here..... for no real reason :P
ghostbiker:
There is a reason i never touch brakes :rolleyes :rolleyes :eek :rolleyes :rolleyes
droped out old pads and was about to replace one side thinking wow this is pish easy when i had the thought..... well if its that easy i will pump out the pistons a little way and just clean them a little, first 2 no problem, pumped them out a little way and toothbrush and pushed back in.
then the next two, pop one pops out.... fluid everywhere.
seemed to push back in with no problems thank god. fitted pads and did other side (not cleaning quite as well) no problems at all.
but as i had fluid leak out (i had no idea it would do that) when the piston poped out i must now have air in the system as no matter how much i pump the leaver i have nothing at all, not even moving the pistons.
Now i assume its just air in the system on the 1 side i poped out. so i think it will be a simple case of bleeding that side and bobs your uncle twice removed.
the problem lol is 1 i have no fluid, 2 i have no hose that fits the nipple, 3 i HATE bleeding brakes and finaly 4.... I REALY hate bleeding brakes lol
no where close to get any fluid or hose so looks like a bus ride when i can be arsed to and have finished swearing :P
devilsyam:
sudda asked id appy done it for ya
ghostbiker:
well its dark so i given up! lol
i have some brake but not enough and there binding a fair bit to (could be just needs bedding in) . im sure there was fluid on the pads as i could smell it smoking off as i went round the block.
Had allsorts of problems bleeding them as at first every time i lossend the nipple fluid came out the thread but not the nipple. so whiped out the nipple and cleaned it, dabed a little grease on the thread and that sorted that problem. i dont seem to be getting air out anymore but theres little preasure on the leaver (never is much there at the best of times)
i fucking hate brakes lol
was ment to be doing the hoggin the bridge in the mornign (paid for it and the tshirt and badge that need to be picked up on the run) but thats a washout, in to the spanners monday morning if he has room as off to brands tuesday lol
ghostbiker:
Well tried the old "tie the lever to the bar over night" trick and it worked enough to give me some brakes at least., now the pads have setled in a bit the dont seem to be rubbing (and therefore smoking lol)
I havent been happy with the front brakes since i had the bike but they have allways been passable and never had a problem mot time.
had a thread a while ago about how the lever touchs the bar with ease, and now its doing it with total ease. the bike still pulls up "ok" and at low speed if i slam it to the bars it "just" manages to skid/stoppie
Im convinced its not right though and as i wanted to do a track day on wed im not happy enough with them to risk it :(
I realy doubt i can get it in to my local spanner at short notice for the work to be done before tuesday, let alone him having new caliper seals and a master cylinder kit without having to order it in. so looks like im foc-ed :'(
On a brighter note i did nurse it to hoggin the bridge run which was awsome as allways. and i got me T shirt and pin badge :P :D :lol
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