Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 12:25:34 -0500 From: KeithG <noonenopsamspring.com> Subject: Re: Need advice changing brake pads on 89 900 non-turbo
It is a 4 mm allen adjuster. 7 mm removes the guide pins. It is the same on all 9k and 88+ C900s. There is a page on www.townsendimports.com which covers this as well as the appropriate adjustment. KeithG davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: > Someone who looks an awful lot like MarkC <markcharlesnopsamv.net> wrote: > >>I can answer my own question. I should have researched it first. For >>those who don't know, the rear caliper pistons must be twisted in & for >>this there is a special tool that you can buy. > > > For an 89? I don't think so, I think this is later than the twist-in > pistons. On my '88 900T, which I *think* has the same brakes as your 89, > there's a 13mm plug on the back of the caliper - looks like a bolt with > a 13mm head. Remove with ratchet/socket > > Inside, there is an adjusting screw, which is (I think) a 5mm allen-head > setscrew looking thing, use *that* to pull the piston back into the > caliper. > > If you don't have the bolt-looking plug on the back of your calipers, then > disregard the above. > > Dave Hinz > > > > > >