RE: [ST] Rear Brake Pad Replacement Question (2002 RS)

["Dan Wallander" <triumph99@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know that EBC had the wrong pad numbers listed for the ST rear brake pads
for awhile.   There are two pads sets, one with the hook one way and the
other with the hook the other way.  They are for different applications.  I
assume that they have it right now.  However, FA214/2 is the correct number
for the rear brake pads on the SSSA ST and RS.  Is the RS rear brake
caliper different?  I don't know.

In the meanwhile, on your RS, the replacement brake pads need to be the
same as the ones you take out, at least in dimension and how they are
mounted.  I wouldn't recommend reversing the pads, even if it is physically
possible.

Dan.

Dan Wallander
Albuquerque, New Mexico
www.danwallander.com 
Triumph Sprint ST :: BMW R90/6
TSRA-VP, ABC, IBA, AMA,HSTA

>
> The parts guy at the shop sells me EBC FA214/2 pads for my bike as
they're a
> good bit cheaper than the OEM pads. So I take my rear wheel off (remember,
> this is a 02 RS, not an ST), remove the retaining pins and the old pads
come
> off. Tired, but not shot (yet). So I compare the originals to the EBCs and
> they don't exactly match. They're the same size, but the pad material on
the
> opposite side of the one pad with the extra "hook" (for lack of a better
> word). The pistons push against the non-hook pad on the original. They
would
> have to push on the hooked pad on the EBCs because of where the brake
> material is.
>
> So my question is, do I have the wrong pads for my bike, or is it OK to
swap
> which pad the pistons push against (as would be required to use the EBCs)?
> I'm totally ignorant of the issues (if any) here, the shop is closed, but
I
> want to ride tomorrow...
>




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