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problem mounting my rear wheel
- XL777
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2012 Triumph Bonneville SE black
1978 KZ1000 B2 LTD
Fresh top end rebuild
Rebuilt head
Wiseco 1015 pistons
Dyna s
Green Dyna coils
Wired george mod
It is easier to say what I haven't replaced then what I have.
I must love this cruel mistress since she hates me
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when we did it we just removed the bolts/slides and installed them after caliper was on. worked in our case anyway:)Great input everyone. However, on my bike yes I did have to remove it all it was a biatch to do, but I learned a lot. The reason it all had to come off was due to the fact the caliper is mounted to a bracket and that is mounted on the axel. As well the head of the axel was placed on the right side rather then the left side, making removing the axel nut and sliding the axel out part way not possible. Believe me if there was any other way to do this I would have. I even bought the wrong pads because my bike is "special" the clymer manual doesn't even make reference to my bike haha.
Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.
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2012 Triumph Bonneville SE black
1978 KZ1000 B2 LTD
Fresh top end rebuild
Rebuilt head
Wiseco 1015 pistons
Dyna s
Green Dyna coils
Wired george mod
It is easier to say what I haven't replaced then what I have.
I must love this cruel mistress since she hates me
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Have funB)
77 KZ650B1
80 440 LTD Sold
78 GL1000 Naked Wing Sold
80 CM400E Sold
Brainerd, MN
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2012 Triumph Bonneville SE black
1978 KZ1000 B2 LTD
Fresh top end rebuild
Rebuilt head
Wiseco 1015 pistons
Dyna s
Green Dyna coils
Wired george mod
It is easier to say what I haven't replaced then what I have.
I must love this cruel mistress since she hates me
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The '78KZ1000LTD rear caliper looks virtually identical to the '76KZ900LTD rear caliper whose FSM supp. instruction for rear caliper pad replacement begins
Step 1. Remove the rear wheel.
In this case, the disc must be removed from between the pads in order to remove and replace the pads. Attempted disassembly of the LTD's rear caliper to remove it from the holder and allow pad replacement without removing the wheel would likely ruin the internal rubber dust covers and other rubber parts fitted around the slider bolts. If there's a way to remove and replace the slider bolts without damaging and displacing the internal rubber parts, I haven't figured it out yet.
Here's the '78KZ1000LTD rear caliper.
1973 Z1
KZ900 LTD
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