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Help! Brake pads won't fit?

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#1 ·
Noob here so hopefully this is a dumb question with an easy answer. Trying to change the rear brake pads but the new ones barely fit so there's no space between them for the rotor. I double checked that they're the right size.
 

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#13 ·
No don't rebuild your caliper. I'll bet they thought it was seized. Unless the caliper was seized (which it wasn't if you got it reinstalled with the new pads), there's no need to rebuild it.

Nothing against you or personal, but you're clearly a newbie to wrenching on bikes and rebuilding a caliper may be above your capabilities if you asked this question.

Again, please don't take this as an insult, just an observation on your experience level versus potential for screwups with a very important system on your bike.
 
#16 ·
100% agreed. Gotta start somewhere! Hell I went to MMI with the sole experience of changing brake pads and oil on one bike and one car. Then after that Suzuki and Yamaha saw fit to certify me as a motorcycle, quad, PWC, generator, and snowmobile mechanic. Trust me when I say I understand needing to start somewhere.
 
#17 ·
I've always used what in the UK is called a 'G-Cramp', works every time just make sure that there's adequate spare volume in the Master Cylinder reservoir to accommodate the fluid being pushed back, if not get yourself down to your local chemists/pharmacy/drugstore and buy a plastic disposable syringe to draw some out.
 
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