CHANGING FRONT BRAKES HARD OR EASY

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Old 04-16-2008, 04:04 PM
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Old 04-16-2008, 04:36 PM
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Which parts do you want to change?[sm=feedback.gif]
 
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Old 04-16-2008, 04:44 PM
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ive got to do brakes front and back... back doesnt have any more brake pad left..... cant be that hard.... they are disc brakes... piece o cake.
 
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Old 04-16-2008, 05:10 PM
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cant be that hard.... they are disc brakes... piece o cake.
Yup. I need to do my fronts soon. Looking at it it looks so simple that even a caveman could do it.
 
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Old 04-16-2008, 05:23 PM
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just didmy fronts sunday. it took5 minutes.
 
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Old 04-16-2008, 05:37 PM
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mmmm..... wonder how my rear wore out faster than my fronts......
 
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Old 04-16-2008, 05:38 PM
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Old 04-16-2008, 06:03 PM
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Old 04-16-2008, 06:07 PM
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there is a hard line on the cal do take that off. ???????
 
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Old 04-17-2008, 12:53 AM
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i have a bill blue ss brake line on mine so it just hangs therewhen i remove the 2 caliper bolts. i actually forgot about that hard line. leave that line attached unless your in the mood to bleed your brakes when you done. there's a bracket at the front of the fork leg that connects the rubber line to that hard line. if you disconnect that bracket from the fork leg the calipershould be free to hang there. it's been a while so i'm guessing here.
 


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