changing brake pads By mowfaux (Read 3,611 times)

[mowfaux]

I have a 2007 Yamaha Vino 125 and the brake pads need changing.

I've changed my car's brake pads, but I don't know how to do it on a scooter... how much of a pain is it??

I've tried to find instructions, but the repair manual is kind of confusing, I was looking more for a step by step (like they used to have for oil changes). If I can't do it myself, I'll break down and get a motorcycle shop to do it for me.

[JR]

Welcome to the forum mowfaux and with this scooter you are the first to post on the non Chinese section and like I've told all I'm working on getting all my help files downloaded and hope to have one on the brakes soon but here is a couple of videos, part 1 and 2 that should be of a lot of help.

Even though it is a Burgman the principal is the same.







Now I don't know if your scooter has the insulators or shims but if it does then he shows how to on this video.

He also removes some fluid and the reason he opens up the sytem is to make the brake plunger go back easier. When the pads are worn the plunger extends too much so when you put your new pads on it has to be pressed back in to allow enough of a gap for the caliper to go back on the brake rotor.

Myself I just use a C-clamp or a bar of some sorts and press the pluger back in and by doing it this way I don't have to worry about bleeding the brakes.

I hope this can help and save you some money and if you have any other questions just holler and in the mean time I'll see if I can come up with a pictorial "how to".

Again Welcome to the forum!

JR

[JR]

Hey mowfaux I just happened while looking for a in general brake pad replacement stumble across this and I put it in a PDF format so I hope this can help you plus I'll save it for the tech section too.

VINO 125 BRAKE PAD INSTALL

[linton1982]

Hi JR,

       I have a just turned 2 yr old Chinese 300cc Yamaha/Linhai copy scooter and today I replaced my rear brake pads with oem ones from my dealer. I installed shim back on like original. For some reason, the inner brake pad has a distance gap of about 2mm. The piston pad on the other hand is hard up against disk, making the rear wheel ever so tight to turn ( I know some resistance happens when changing, have done a couple of times ).

The brake still is sloppy and pulls into handle bars with ease but only piston pad is doing all the work but can still turn wheel with a little force ( no engine power ).

I decided to change brake pads as I was finding the rear brakes were not even pulling me up anymore. When I removed caliper then pads, I noticed that one piston was doing most or all the work rather then the 2. I tried bleeding calipers but did not fix single piston failure or slack piston.

I use c-clamp to push both pistons back flush ( Calipers where cleaned with brake cleaner prior to this operation ).  Piston working a little better but for some reason, the inner brake pad has a distance gap of about 2mm, this was not like this before changing.

I'm at cross road at moment with only solution is to insert a thicker homemade metal shim.

Have anyone ever come across this scenario before and what was your solution.

Linton