Removing Rear Brake Disc

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francisthepig

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Thought it would be an easy switch to replace the rear brake pads and disc, but I cannot figure out how to get the rear disc off. There doesn't seem to be a way to get a Torx bit in that confined space. I look on google and youtube with no luck. Am I missing something?
Any suggestions?

Thanks - Robert
 
justscootin

justscootin

Member
Why the disks (rotors)? I can understand the pads, how many km or miles do you have on the scooter.

I have replaced the pads but not the rotors (disks) I now have close to 48,000 with no worries
 
bicyclenut

bicyclenut

Member
justscootin,

For reference, at about how many miles did you replace the pads at? front? rear? parking or all?

Thanks,

justscootin said:
Why the disks (rotors)? I can understand the pads, how many km or miles do you have on the scooter.

I have replaced the pads but not the rotors (disks) I now have close to 48,000 with no worries
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francisthepig

New member
justscootin said:
Why the disks (rotors)? I can understand the pads, how many km or miles do you have on the scooter.

I have replaced the pads but not the rotors (disks) I now have close to 48,000 with no worries
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I have 30,000 miles. This is an aftermarket upgrade. I never been really satisfied with the rear brake, so I thought I would tackle that first and avoid having the dealer do it.
 
davidh

davidh

Member
francisthepig said:
Thanks. I guess I have to look for a really short T-40 Torx bit.
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I ended up using a T40 hex bit and a small adjustable (crescent) wrench. A complete PITA but do'able. Be sure to use anti-seize on the bolts when you re-install them.

BTW, Did you go with BMW discs ($200 EACH) or the aftermarket Brembo ones? I went with the aftermarket, seem to function identically at 1/3 the cost.
 
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francisthepig

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davidh said:
I ended up using a T40 hex bit and a small adjustable (crescent) wrench. A complete PITA but do'able. Be sure to use anti-seize on the bolts when you re-install them.

BTW, Did you go with BMW discs ($200 EACH) or the aftermarket Brembo ones? I went with the aftermarket, seem to function identically at 1/3 the cost.
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I went with the Malossi Whoop Discs. I ended up ordering the shortest T-40 I could find on Amazon and will be re-attempting coming up on the weekend.
 
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francisthepig

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With the right tools, this job turned out to be pretty easy. I just had to order the shortest T40 socket could find on Amazon and borrow a low profile socket wrench from a friend. Before I even started the front rim, I went out and got the right socket needed for the axle. Really happen with this set up and the front looks great. Back brake is a little hard to see.
 
davidh

davidh

Member
francisthepig said:
With the right tools, this job turned out to be pretty easy. I just had to order the shortest T40 socket could find on Amazon and borrow a low profile socket wrench from a friend. Before I even started the front rim, I went out and got the right socket needed for the axle. Really happen with this set up and the front looks great. Back brake is a little hard to see.
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Good job. It's also cheap/easy to make the tool to remove the front axle. See here for description and pictures.
 
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