I brought some new pads for my Vee a while back, and thought I'd give them ago the other day. Looking at it all, looks like quite a quick job. However, my usual curse has struck again; I took one of the front calipers off, removed the Pin, and selecting a 5mm socket to remove the retaining pin had the moment when the thing just turned without turning pin itself. ie. The pins are made cheese!!!!
Rather than risking any more cursing and swearing, I put it back together, as I may need the bike next week as my car is at the garage for a few days. So, plan of attack....
1. Buy a set of decent mole grips to assist in the removing of pins.
2. Replace the pins with a set of titanium pins from Pro-Bolt (is this worth it?)
3. Clean calipers best I can with old tooth brush and brake fluid.
4. Install new pads
5. Stand back and pat myself on the back for a job well done.
Anybody see any problems with my above approach?
Regards
Pete