I have not done this before

Changed a disk.

My Bloo GS is due for it's mot in a few weeks and I can take it off the
road now for a couple of days and not notice so I thought I would take
this opportunity to changed the so fucked you can feel it easily with
your hands rear disk.

I assume that the carrier stud thingies are throwaway items, anything
else that needs to be renewed at this time?

 

Pads, obviously.

 

I'd reuse the disc retaining bolts, after a cleanup and with a couple
of drops of threadlock on each of them.

The bolts will be of the hex socket head type, right? They will be
tight and more than likely threadlocked in place, so you will need
something more substantial than the allen key in the toolkit to remove
them. Something like a /well-fitting/ hex driver with a matching
breaker bar a couple of feet in length to break the initial inertia of
the bolts.

While you're in there check the wheel bearings and the cush drive
rubbers for condition, but that's about it.

If you're in doubt about it, drag it up here and we'll do it for you.

 

Scraggy wrote

Not such an issue in summer for me, increased evaporation rates and all
that stuff.

 

wuss! who uses the rear brake?

 

The MOT tester.

HTH

 

Vass wrote

Well not me. I mean c'mon[1]. But apparently it has to be there and
working for legal reasons.


[1] Actually I don't, there simply is no need. Other bikes have
required me to trail the back brake round corners or to brush it lightly
to bring it to a stop from a roll but for some reason it just seems
unnecessary on the GS. Odd innit?

 

I'd be tempted to use an impact driver to break the loctite. I'd even
be loath to use the rattle gun on that, as there's not a lot of meat to
get a purchase on in an allen bolt hole.

I've zip gunned torx bolts, as i've never managed to round off one of
these, yet ...

I might need to do similar on the FJ, as the discs are a bit worn
(though nowhere near the limit), so i've been taking a close look
recently.

Also, where do I get discs at a good price. EBC at M&P are effing
pricey.

Cheers,

Paul.

 

Racing Gods.

HTH

 

Pip wrote

Really? Colour me surprised then.

Threadlock, ta. I had forgotten that one.

Erm..... Could be and what is it to you anyway?

In the tool kit and almost new in condition. Check.

Building site within 50 yards of front door. Check.

The wheel was off in the shop three months ago and only the disk was
mentioned but I will check everything I can reach while I am inside as a
matter of routine.

Tempted but it is going to be up on the centre stand and taken apart for
a week to sort out the many "little" jobs. Like the oil weeping from
the front offside middle somewhere and the cracks in the fairing and the
wonky headlight wiring and the cables rubbing and shit. Much scope for
using gaffa tapes and cable ties. I was rather thinking of Bloo to
match the rest of it although the idea of pink gaffa tape to match the
fasteners has an appeal with is going to be very hard to resist.

 

Shit evaporates? Well I never.

 

Go with PFM for known quality. Your life depends on your brakes. An extra £24
every few years is cheap insurance.

 

Twin disk setups last twice as long. Stands to reason dunnit? )

 

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That's because you haven't seen the price of a new set.
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I use it loads, too.

 

I've taken discs of quite a few wheels and I've never needed more that
a standard sized ratchet. Good quality one, with a well fitting hex
bit, granted, but no need to **** about with breaker bars.

 

But your biceps are about the size of my thighs. And proof read your
posts man.

 

No bigger than Pip's, I'd wager.

"Life's too short" and all that.

 

Matt not needing a breaker bar

I've got delicate thighs.