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April 29th, 2016, 05:42 PM
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ninjette.org newbie
Name: Ryota
Location: Hawaii
Join Date: Apr 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250 Posts: 4
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Having trouble removing rear brake caliper...
Hi all, I'm trying to remove my rear wheel to get my tire changed but I'm having some trouble removing the caliper. The caliper mounting bolts on the bottom are stuck, and I might have stripped one of them trying to get them off. Any solutions? I didn't want to try anymore because I didn't wanna make it worse than I already did.
Also, those bolts are really hard to get to because the brake fluid line(?) is in the way, and doesn't give me much clearance. Will there be anything I can do to get around it? |
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April 29th, 2016, 05:44 PM
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Vintage Screwball
Name: B
Location: Washington
Join Date: Feb 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250, 2008 Ninja 250, 2019 KTM 1290SDR, 2017 FZ10 Posts: A lot.
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You don't have to remove the caliper to remove the rear wheel.
Pull the axle. The bracket the caliper is on slides on a bar on the inside of the swingarm and is held in place by the axle.
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April 29th, 2016, 06:23 PM
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fwiw i found a small blob of JB weld was on one of my caliper bolts. Effing PO's.
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April 29th, 2016, 06:36 PM
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April 29th, 2016, 08:12 PM
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April 29th, 2016, 10:58 PM
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OP if that's your case, find an allen key that'll JUST fit with some hammering (be gentle, I think some of those parts are alum), and a long pipe. Then, replace the bolt and possibly the part if you need to. Lucky, I didn't. You don't need to take off your brake caliper in this instance, but you probably will want to eventually.
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