renewing front pads TA700

[stephen McG]

I changed the pads today.
The bike has 12,000 miles and I was doing intermediate service myself.
I bought the pads for my old DV700 but traded it in before I got round to fitting them. They are the same for TA so I keft them.
2 bolts each side to remove housing, I suggest loosening the holding pin first.
I am sure that the pads could be replaced without removing housing but it is so easy and you get the opportunity to clean inside.
NB you do not loosen hoses etc

The pads are handed
i.e. one pair for n/s disk and another for the o/s disk.
I suspect the differences are in the shim position.
With me, the shim was put on the back of the slave pad, i.e. not the one pushed by the pistons.

It may be best to do one side first then the other, then you will not have 4 pads to consider

when the new ones are slotted in, use a flas screwdriver or similar to maximise the gap between the pads.
slide gap over disk and re-bolt to frok

NB
remember to pump BACK brake pedal as well as front brake to bring pistons and pads up to disk.

the middle piston is operated by the rear pedal.

I think it is only on one side.

Total job time about 15 mins
takes longer to clean hands.

hope this is of interest to anyone who has never renewed pads (yet).

I forgot to mention, put a bit of copper grease on the back of the pad pushed by the pistons and on the barrel ofthe holding pin.

This reduces squealing when brakes applied.

SMcG in Glasgow

[ADE THE BLADE]

only thing i would add is push pistons back into caliper whilst old pads are still in bike ( quote jasonbc ) otherwise you will possibly score brand new pads with screwdriver pushing them back in. also if old pads are pretty worn then you have possibly(hopefully) topped up brake fluid in reservoirs which could lead to overflow (fluid forced back up pipes). use syringe etc to siphon out some fluid just in case before pushing pistons.............but not completely !!

[piguglyshandydrinker]

New front pads at 12k.....

Thats going some.

Phil

[stephen McG]

I do a lot of commuting in heavy traffic
I am sometimes on throttle and brakes simultaneously
The slave pad had plenty, the piston pad was low
I use rear brakes a lot - they were replaced at 8K

SMcG

[MandoBear]

One other thing... The Honda Service Manual recommends you replace the bolts securing the calipers to the forks each time you remove them. This is because they have Honda's own pre-applied locking compound on them (which can't be re-used). At a push, you could use a bit of low strength Loctite on the old bolts... you don't want them wiggling loose. The new bolts aren't that dear - and a lot cheaper than failed brakes.