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Originally Posted by rictus01
Na, don't need to remove the wheel, just unbolt the caliper from the bracket.
Might be worth a quick clean of the caliper body and check (and if needed re-grease*) of the seals, whilst you're there though.
* red rubber grease.
Cheers Mark.
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Agree with Rictus, leave the back wheel in. Get some brake cleaning spray (Halfrauds) and give the piston a clean. I use an old toothbrush to
gently scrub away the dirt & brake dust. Then apply some red rubber grease (halfrauds) to them, You'll need to push the pistons back in to accommodate the new pads, which is why you need to clean & grease them.
I use the old pads as a lever to push the pistons back in.
To remove the old pads in the first place, you need to remove the pins, which I think have a tiny R clip holding them in, and you'll need a pair of pliers to remove these.
When you replace the pins use some copper grease on these, as they are prone to seize & some copper grease on the
BACK of the new pads.
Pity you didn't bring them to the ride out, as we could have shown you how to do this. But if we'd come across any problems, then you would have been stuck
