Well i bought a 400ex with the rear caliper/spindle/rotor all bashed apart. Im installing the last part now, the brake pads, but having trouble getting them in. It looks like there is two screws that hold the pads in place and im wondering if thats what im missing?

 

nothing holds the pads in i have a 02 400 ex i just changed the rear pads and it was a pain you need a really good c clamp i bent two of them trying to press out the caliper

 

Yes, there are 2 bolts that go threw both pads at the same time. If you don't have the bolts then you should know there is also a plate that goes under both bolt heads as well. This plate has tabs that fold over to keep the bolts from backing out and should be used as well.

 

scooter you may be right i dont remember that well i just know that it was a pain pressing in the capiler

 

It isn't hard to press the piston in if you take the brake resvoir cap off or unscrew it allmostoff.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: ATV24/7

It isn't hard to press the piston in if you take the brake reservoir cap off or unscrew it almost off.</end quote></div>

I used to do this, but found it works even better to open the bleeder instead. You can hook a small hose to it and run it to an old bottle to avoid a mess. The other thing is I run a parking brake block off plate. You lose the parking brake, but have a nice, flat surface right behind the pads for a c-clamp to gain purchase and push the piston back in. Also, make sure you are cleaning all the mud and corrosion off the piston before pushing it in. I use brake cleaner and/or a soft brass bristle brush. If you are running the parking brake you usually have to back that adjuster way off or the piston can't return far enough to allow new pads to fit.

 

Thanks for the tip Scooter86. I'll try the bleeder and bottle next time.

 

so your just trying to bleed it sorry i was like half asleep when i saw your add the other day