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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: Andy FZS on 17 June 2014, 09:02:02 pm

Title: Fzs1000 brake pad shim
Post by: Andy FZS on 17 June 2014, 09:02:02 pm
I've just stripped and cleaned my front brakes whilst my wheels were out having new tyres fitted and I seem to have a steel front brake pad shim missing, has anybody got one kicking about that they don't need or is it a trip to the dealers.
Cheers
Andy
Title: Re: Fzs1000 brake pad shim
Post by: Andy FZS on 18 June 2014, 09:30:12 pm
Bump anyone?
Title: Re: Fzs1000 brake pad shim
Post by: unfazed on 19 June 2014, 02:30:38 pm
I've just stripped and cleaned my front brakes whilst my wheels were out having new tyres fitted and I seem to have a steel front brake pad shim missing, has anybody got one kicking about that they don't need or is it a trip to the dealers.
Cheers
Andy

I found a few in the garage, don't know why I kept them. I can post them to you if you want.

However if you buy a new set of pads they usually come with them, since you will have to replace the pads at some stage, buy a set and take the shim off and use it until the pads are worn and swap it back to the new pad when replacing later on.
Title: Re: Fzs1000 brake pad shim
Post by: Andy FZS on 19 June 2014, 03:13:40 pm
Oh, okay thanks. I guess my next post will be who is using which pads. Perhaps I might just get yamaha ones as I suspect the ones fitted could be the originals.
Thanks
Andy
Title: Re: Fzs1000 brake pad shim
Post by: unfazed on 19 June 2014, 06:55:24 pm
The yamaha ones are good but the EBC HH or SBS HS are probably more freely available and are just as good.

I have found the organic one to soft and need more pressure for the same braking effort.