2005 body rebuild

[fullthrottle]

Don't put the spoke covers on.

[Gleiwitz]

Originally Posted by fullthrottle

Don't put the spoke covers on.

Why should I not put them ?

I wanted to buy them only because the rear wheel is new and the front is old. I wanted to make them look the same until I will buy the new front wheel. The new wheel has black spokes and old silver so I wanted to put spokes covers.

[Gleiwitz]

I puted spoke covers


I bought license plate - 10 euro

[Gleiwitz]

More or less my Gas Gas now looks like this
Now and before

[Gleiwitz]

Unfortunately, I can not unscrew the brake pads pin
The hex screw is totally destroyed and the pin itself baked.


I have no idea how to unscrew this pin to not break the thread in the brake caliper.

[pscook]

Originally Posted by Gleiwitz

Unfortunately, I can not unscrew the brake pads pin
The hex screw is totally destroyed and the pin itself baked.
I have no idea how to unscrew this pin to not break the thread in the brake caliper.

If you spread the pads far enough apart (or together), you should be able to get a pair of lock jaw pliers on the pin shaft and unscrew the pin backwards. Carefully heat the caliper up with a torch, you might want to remove the caliper from the hose and drain the caliper and also remove all rubber parts so they don't burn.

Lock jaw pliers like this:

[Gleiwitz]

Originally Posted by pscook

If you spread the pads far enough apart (or together), you should be able to get a pair of lock jaw pliers on the pin shaft and unscrew the pin backwards. Carefully heat the caliper up with a torch, you might want to remove the caliper from the hose and drain the caliper and also remove all rubber parts so they don't burn

Thanks a lot pscook ! Im appreciated.
I will try it tomorrow and let you know who will win this battle

[Zrt1200]

Originally Posted by Gleiwitz

Thanks a lot pscook ! Im appreciated.
I will try it tomorrow and let you know who will win this battle

Well who won the battle?? Did you get it finished up??

[fullthrottle]

Originally Posted by Gleiwitz

Why should I not put them ?

I wanted to buy them only because the rear wheel is new and the front is old. I wanted to make them look the same until I will buy the new front wheel. The new wheel has black spokes and old silver so I wanted to put spokes covers.

Fair enough. They are just not my cup of tea and they also trap moisture in.

[Gleiwitz]

Originally Posted by Zrt1200

Well who won the battle?? Did you get it finished up??

I won this battle but it was not easy

New brake pads are installed and everything is nicely cleaned and greased.

I also installed a new ignition cover

Finally I glued stickers to the swingarm