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Front vs. Rear Brakes

gr8scott

gr8scott

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Easy question folks... I've changed my rear brake pads. Is there anything different about the fronts I should be prepared for before I dive in? I mean aside from the fact that there are twice as many. Ta, Scott
 
Nope 2003 Concours, 65K COG #6953 IBA 28004 http://home.comcast.net/~slybones/Concours/connieMain.htm
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Watch for break fluid spileage when you open your master cylinder cover. protect your tank and paint with a few towels, also use a clamp to compress the caliper but do not tighten to much. Good luck it's easy.
 
If your bike is a 94 or newer, the front pads are not the same unit as the rear pads. When I bought my first set of front replacement pads for my 2001, I told the parts guy the first ones he showed me "didn't look right". He dutifully returned with the other pad type and I went on my merry way. Several weeks later when I tried to install them I realized my error.
 
IIRC FA129 fronts FA85 rears for the 1994 and up C10 AKA "2linby" That's 2-lin-by folks! Northwest Area Director COG #5539 AMA #927779 IBA #15034 TEAM OREGON MC Instructor 137,000 miles and counting! http://community.webshots.com/user/2linby http://tinyurl.com/njas8 (IBA BunBurner Gold Trip) http://tinyurl.com/lwelx (Alaska trip)
 
I should have mentioned it's a '99. So the front and rear calipers are essentially the same then?
 
For all intents and purposes, yes, the front and rear calipers are "the same". The rear caliper is a single pot sliding pin design. The fronts are a 2 pot sliding pin design. Since you can change the pads on the rear then you can do it on the fronts. Have fun.
 
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