Having trouble replacing brake pads. - SV650.org

13-08-12, 06:39 PM

Tried to replace my front brake pads earlier but couldn't get the pistons to go back in. The pistons and calipers in general look pretty clean so i'm hoping they're not seized.

Did exactly what the Haynes Manual said which is to take the cap off the reservoir and open the bleed nipple on the caliper your working on then push the pistons in. Yet nothing happens, they seem to push in by about a mm but then just push back out.

Don't really want to have to strip both calipers again as they were done not even a month ago.

andrewsmith · 13-08-12, 07:13 PM

Get 2 G-clamps, take the res cap off (makes the job easier IMO) and push them back.
Works for me.

Get a rag and earbuds have a quick rub round at the same time you in there

mep · 13-08-12, 07:29 PM

I have always had to use G clamps to get the pistons back in. They still work fine.

sniff · 13-08-12, 07:47 PM

changed mine on Friday and all worked as they should . Have to admit got no feeling on the rears now I've changed those. Think they need to be worked in a bit.

sputnik · 13-08-12, 08:29 PM

If you need the job done and don't have a spare g-clamp to hand you may be able to slide a piece of wood or somesuch into the gap that will give a bit of even leverage to push them in. You may get away without opening the bleed nipple too.

Sid Squid · 13-08-12, 10:01 PM

Have you got a standard Suzuki brake lever?

13-08-12, 10:59 PM

I believe I do have the standard brake lever.

13-08-12, 06:39 PM	#1
Dunn-y Guest Posts: n/a	Having trouble replacing brake pads. Tried to replace my front brake pads earlier but couldn't get the pistons to go back in. The pistons and calipers in general look pretty clean so i'm hoping they're not seized. Did exactly what the Haynes Manual said which is to take the cap off the reservoir and open the bleed nipple on the caliper your working on then push the pistons in. Yet nothing happens, they seem to push in by about a mm but then just push back out. Don't really want to have to strip both calipers again as they were done not even a month ago.

13-08-12, 07:13 PM	#2
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Having trouble replacing brake pads Get 2 G-clamps, take the res cap off (makes the job easier IMO) and push them back. Works for me. Get a rag and earbuds have a quick rub round at the same time you in there __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

13-08-12, 07:29 PM	#3
mep Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Torquay Posts: 208	Re: Having trouble replacing brake pads I have always had to use G clamps to get the pistons back in. They still work fine.

13-08-12, 07:47 PM	#4
sniff Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dagenham Posts: 724	Re: Having trouble replacing brake pads changed mine on Friday and all worked as they should . Have to admit got no feeling on the rears now I've changed those. Think they need to be worked in a bit.

13-08-12, 08:29 PM	#5
sputnik Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sunny Falkirk Posts: 441	Re: Having trouble replacing brake pads If you need the job done and don't have a spare g-clamp to hand you may be able to slide a piece of wood or somesuch into the gap that will give a bit of even leverage to push them in. You may get away without opening the bleed nipple too. __________________ . It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.

13-08-12, 10:01 PM	#6
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Having trouble replacing brake pads Have you got a standard Suzuki brake lever? __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

13-08-12, 10:59 PM	#7
Dunn-y Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Having trouble replacing brake pads. I believe I do have the standard brake lever.

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