August 14th, 2016, 08:04 AM | #241 | |
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@InvisiBill I already pushed them back in before I cleaned them. Should I take it back off and clean them? |
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August 14th, 2016, 08:05 AM | #242 |
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Sorry, not trying to be mean, just trying to emphasize the importance of your brakes.
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August 14th, 2016, 08:09 AM | #243 |
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No, this is why I am asking, so I do it correctly. But someone referring that I shouldn't be doing it because of x y and z really bothers me. How do people learn if they never do it? Telling someone they need to take it to the shop until they know what they are doing? How do you learn if you never do it? Plus the street crud is normal, saying it's not after someone already said it was? I feel like I'm being put on blast for no reason lol. Anyway, back to learning the proper way to do Maintenance.
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August 14th, 2016, 08:11 AM | #244 |
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Street crud is normal, and folks normally clean it off so their brakes continue to function correctly...
You should look up the PDF maintenance / shop manual for your bike before doing anything... And read the whole operation before you start
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August 14th, 2016, 08:15 AM | #245 | |
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August 14th, 2016, 08:20 AM | #246 |
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Lol yeah, I had someone help me so I didn't read it gully. Plus, i have a hard time reading and understanding stuff with out seeing it visually too. The videos I watched on changing brakes, they didn't clean them before. I think imma do what invisibill suggested and take them apart to clean them. Now that I have a basic understanding of how to put them back on, I think it'll be okay. I'm going to get a bleeding kit to do that part this week. It's supposed to pour this entire week and this week is my vacation. Oh we'll, it give me plenty of time to do the maintenance needed. Plus now, when my tire arrives from csmith12 I can check my back brakes too, just to make sure things are working properly. I'm glad I asked though, I wouldn't have thought about the street crud thing. I'll look up maintenance on the pistons on YouTube so I can do it my self. I rather do it myself so I know what was done to it. Maybe bad experiences in shops lately, I rather know it's done right.
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August 14th, 2016, 08:23 AM | #247 | |
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August 14th, 2016, 08:29 AM | #248 |
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Wait... The rims? What are you talking about the brakes are on the discs not the rims... The tool kit that comes with your bike has what's needed to take the brakes off the discs. I don't know what you are referring to.
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August 14th, 2016, 09:01 AM | #249 |
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Ok....
How did I learn before the internet? I read up on things in a manual, got the correct tools, and took my time. I started slow, hoses, belts, tune ups, oil change, then moved on to transmission lines, brakes, electrical, etc. If I didn't have the tool I bought it, if I was unsure I took it to a shop, until I could learn. Learning is good but there is a right way and a wrong way. You don't wire a house, turn on the power and then ask what color the ground wire is. You read, ask questions, get the tools, take a class, etc. first. Learning is not an excuse for doing it wrong. I don't do work then pray when I get in the car or on the bike and hope I don't die because I might not of done it correctly or I know I didn't. I am not trying to be mean, I think it's great you want to learn. But, you need to slow down and start found things correctly. You might need to take a class in basic mechanics, or read up more first. Bolts have torque ratings, are you using a torque wrench? Do you have the tools? If not, get the tools first.
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August 14th, 2016, 09:09 AM | #250 | |
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If your friend knows what they are doing then they would know it should be cleaned first. My patience are wearing thin, I have been nice but you refuse to take advice when it is given nicely and in a "beat around the bush" manner. Direct is the only way you listen. I am trying to help you and help you understand the importance of what you are doing. There is a right way to learn and 100 wrong ways.
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August 14th, 2016, 09:15 AM | #251 | |
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August 14th, 2016, 09:19 AM | #252 |
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You need to take the caliper apart to get the pistons out.
There are other ways but since they need cleaned just pushing them out could do more damage. Fwiw...in the future ask first then do the work.
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August 14th, 2016, 09:28 AM | #253 |
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It's good to have someone else help you but sometimes the person helping doesn't know as much as he/she should. It's easy to get intimidated at performing some tasks and having the assistance of someone who's done something similar before lessens the intimidation. We just want you to learn it the correct way the first time and show you why it is the correct way so you are not out of money, time, and life.
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August 14th, 2016, 10:46 AM | #254 | |
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August 14th, 2016, 05:32 PM | #256 |
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