Finally got round to attempting to changing the rear pads on the ST, what a nightmare! Originally when I did the fronts the disks were slightly lipped but a bit of force on the piston pushed it back enough to get the old pads off the disc and do the swap. However, on the rear disc the lip is slightly more pronounced, enough to mean I can't get the old pads past the lip without pushing the piston back.
The problem is I couldn't get the rear brake piston to retract. I know I need to wind back the piston once I have the pads off, but I can't get them off in the first place!
Does anybody have any experience of doing a rear brake pad change on the ST? I was totally stumped all afternoon and eventually had to put the wheels back on pads unchanged.
The problem is I couldn't get the rear brake piston to retract. I know I need to wind back the piston once I have the pads off, but I can't get them off in the first place!
Does anybody have any experience of doing a rear brake pad change on the ST? I was totally stumped all afternoon and eventually had to put the wheels back on pads unchanged.
