replacing front brakes

[FearedGS500]

well .. i put new pads on today .. in less then 30 mins   did not relize how easy it was to do . i was looking to see if there was a how to on them but i did not find one so i took a few pic.  and i might make a how to on it .. that way the ppl that have never done this might be brave  enough to do it ... only problem i have is it seems like the new pads are draging on the rotor just ever so slighly .. not sure why 

[natedawg120]

when you compressed that calipers did you take the master cyl/reservoir cap off?

[FearedGS500]

no did i need to ?  if figured that i did not need to

[nastynate6695]

these are to be treated just like car brakes....when you change them  take off the cap in the break fluid resevoir.  then compress the brake boot bake into place with a c-clamp.  if you dont do this the boot extends to far out and you have your problem.   The reason you take the cap off the top is so you dont blow the lines of the cap from the pressure of the compression.   

To fix your problem take the cap off .   take the calipers off.   take the brake shoe out.  put a small piece of wood in there.  now clamp down and tighten  the boot with the clamp.  make it go in as far as it can.. Once this is done it should stay put.  Take the wood out and put the pad back in it.
then reassemble.

[natedawg120]

these are to be treated just like car brakes....when you change them  take off the cap in the break fluid resevoir.  then compress the brake boot bake into place with a c-clamp.  if you dont do this the boot extends to far out and you have your problem.   The reason you take the cap off the top is so you dont blow the lines of the cap from the pressure of the compression.   

To fix your problem take the cap off .   take the calipers off.   take the brake shoe out.  put a small piece of wood in there.  now clamp down and tighten  the boot with the clamp.  make it go in as far as it can.. Once this is done it should stay put.  Take the wood out and put the pad back in it.
then reassemble.

+1, thats why I asked.  And if you opened the bleeder screw you are going to have to bleed the brakes.

[FearedGS500]

ok guess i will re do it . i did not think to take the cap off. i never have when i have done my car . and have not had any problems . thanks for the heads up guys

[natedawg120]

Cars have bigger reservoirs and often times you can just push the fluid back up into the reservoir without removing the cap, even thoughtremoving the cap is suggested.  I know that on my bike I have had to add fluid as the pads wear to make sure I don't pull in air so when changing time comes I am going to have to pull some fluid out, but I will probably just change the fluid all together at that point.

[FearedGS500]

well i just re-did everything .. same thing .. they just seem to drag ever so lightly... now i gotta add some  brake fluid ..... but well see how the pads are after a few miles .. maybe its just because there new and need some brake in time .. we will see

[natedawg120]

it is possible that there is an air bubble in the line.  If the brakes feel a bit squisier than normal this might be your problem.  If they feel normal and you have good, for a gs, brake feel then you will prob just have to turn some miles on them and let them conform to the rotor