Harley Tips Hog Talk & Tips

I replaced rear brake pads over the weekend on my 2007 FLHRS. I own the touring set of DVD’s and had watched them first, as well as carefully following the shop guide. When I tried to reinsert the caliper pins I encountered resistance on the inboard side. I tried every trick I knew as well as re-consulting your DVD’s, the HD Forums, the HD shop guide and even called a couple of service departments. I ended up finding out on my own after a couple of hours that there are two critical pieces that are pressed into the receiving holes on the inboard caliper. Inside each hole is a split metal ring, followed by a metal bushing. Apparently as the pins are screwed into place, the pointed end passes through those pieces, which help stabilize it and probably protect it from shear forces during braking. Unknown to me, during the removal of the pins, those pieces had shifted and when I went to reinsert the pins the pressure Read More…