Front caliper crossover

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motopsycho87

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Hi! Does anyone know what calipers and CARRIERS cross over onto the 06 ec300? The sliding pins on both seem to be at an able and I'm getting horrendous drag.

Also, could anyone please take a picture of their brake pins, or tell me whether they should be 100% perpendicular to the alloy body? Can the caliper pin and carrier pin be replaced?
 
If you weren't so far away I could post you one. Someone in UK done fork swap and have a spare?
 
Looking at it again, it looks as though the points I'm which the rear pad rests are not in line with each other, going to have a proper look at work tomorrow and perhaps mill them flush. If it really is this, some bad casting on nissins behalf
 
Both pins should run perpendicular to the caliper bracket. You should be able to just replace both pins and the rubber gromets. I would bet that a Honda CR250 from the same era would interchange.
 
I'll get a picture in the morning. Both pins are nicely in line, its just that rear resting face that looks off to me. I noticed when pulling the lever that the caliper flexed lengthways and not axially. If this really is the case then every owner of my bike until now has had terrible brakes until the rear pad wore a slope... Will let you know and add pics later!
 
I'd been getting brake drag on my '06 since I bought it. Strip and rebuild with seal kit etc etc... Couldn't get it sorted. I eventually worked out that the previous owner had installed the front pad springs in the rear caliper and vice-versa. They look about 'right' installed the wrong way around and it's not all that obvious until I bought new pad springs that are clearly marked 'front' and 'rear' ! Work fine now, no more brake pads worn at strange angles and no drag at all.

I've found powerhouse automotive provide a good service for brake parts, even obscure trials stuff.
 
earlier cr calipers will fit but not the carrier as I have both bikes and I some times nick the Honda brake as I had trouble with the gg master cylinder.
I buy my pads from a Honda mx shop
 
motopsycho87 said:
Front pad springs? You mean the stainless sliders or am I missing something here?
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Yes, that's it. The GG parts book calls them "BRAKE PADS HOLDER BRACKET". I think of them as springs because the one nearest the brake pad pin pushes very slightly to keep the pads aligned and in place.
 
I assume the second one you are referring to is the pad slider that fits onto the caliper carrier?

Ordered the anti rattle spring. I'll be kicking myself if this works
 
motopsycho87 said:
I assume the second one you are referring to is the pad slider that fits onto the caliper carrier?
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That's the one. Front and rear were dragging on mine. I initially replaced all of the slider / spring items because they were either worn through or bent. It was only when the replacements arrived that I noticed the old ones were fitted to the wrong calipers, and the spring was missing on the rear caliper. I did also replace the pads front and rear because they were all worn out of square.

Both brakes work great now. Don't really understand why and would have thought that the friction of the springs against the pads would make it harder to release, but that's what happened !
 
I can only assume that some of the force is directed ever so slightly outwards against the pads, or perhaps it forces them to stand up straight and perhaps not lean into the disc?

I shall wait and see haha, I really can't believe how un-true the rear pad land was though, I'm surprised the friction material never cracked :eek:
 
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