blueyedbiker Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Idiot-ish question, when winding in the pistons (clockwise I understand), do you wind them in until they will go no further, ie, they hit a stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 This should be when they are flush with caliper and you can get the pads in. It does take a lot of force sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyedbiker Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Mmm, that figures, once they're flush there's no point in taking them in any further. Great, thanks for that.I'm replacing a caliper so when it's on with the pads in place, the handbrake cable gets slipped over the operating lever, brakes pumped so that the pads are in contact with the disc and the cable adjusted, is that correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Yes. Don't touch the handbrake cable adjustment until you have pumped the brake pedal a few times to activate the self aduster inside the pistons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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