Fixed it. I ran out the piston and cleaned it with WD40, made sure the slide pins weren't stuck, then came to the stupid parking brake. I pulled the back off and grabbed it with vise grips and pulled and turned. There was probably a chunk of crud in there holding out that I ground up by doing so. Either way that was the hold up. It doesn't work anyway and needs removed. I left it adjusted mostly out, no biggy. Her brakes are perfect, and I'll get extra love for fixing it. LOL Thanks for the vid!
Hm, you have made me curious. I have never fully disassembled the brake caliper before. How did you remove the piston, and When you say you ran the piston all the way out, what was behind it, and what did you have todo to reinstall. My big question is if you had to drain the brake fluid, and then had to bleed the brake lines when you re installed it?? If it was fairly simple, I may consider making another video showing how todo this, seeing as it may be useful to as well.
I have never owned a yfz 450 so I can't say for certain if the process is the same, but to my knowledge the process should be along the same guidelines so if you have some idea of what you are doing, you may be able to use this video as a reference to aid you.
Is the piston pushed all the way out, but still attached to the brake caliper, or did it completely come all the way out of the caliper. If it is still in the caliper but pushed all the way out, you will need to carefully push the piston back in. This can be fairly difficult, and requires a good amount of force. More than likely you will not be able to push it back in with just your hands, you will probably need some sort of clamp.
Why thank you, i made it my self (not)... actually i cant complain, I have had the taillight fully submerged in water and who knows what else, and it still lights up just fine, so besides the plastic lens that was destroyed, it works great.
Unfortunately I have never worked on a suzuki quadrunner before so I am not able to offer much info. But I can tell you that when I had to press the piston in on mine, I had to use a C-clamp to press the piston in. I was able to press the piston in by hand, but I am a bigger guy and it requires quite a bit of force. There are other ways to press the piston in, so don't think you have to buy a C-clamp to complete this task.
Ever notice your brakes seeming to drag after this? It's not bad, but in moving it by hand it's noticeable on mine. I'm wondering if my cheap (eBay) pads are on the thick side. Also, as on a car, leave an old pad in and use a C clamp to compress the piston. ;-)
Yes, for the fist few minuets of riding they drag slightly, but it very quickly goes away. As far as the ebay pads, I always use EBC brake pads because they functino well and seem to last much longer than other brands. When I start to put the caliper back onto the brake disk, it is always a tight fit, and tends to be a bit tricky. So in my opinion I would assume that your brake pads are probably just fine. If they are any thicker, oh well just means you get a little extra use out of them :) Good tip with the C clamp.
+zerograv7111 I did not remove the outer baffles of the exhaust system. They had already been removed by the previous owner. Removing the baffles does NOT give you more hp, it simply makes it sound SLIGHTLY louder. Personally I would just get an aftermarket slip-on exhaust if you want it to sound better. I recomend an HMF exhaust system because of the sound that they
+zerograv7111 Recently I purchased another try 400ex with the silencer still on it. I hated it and was the first thing i removed. I un bolted the rear of the exhaust and roomed the end, I then used an air-powered cutoff wheel (grinder) to simply cut off the silencer.
+Everythingoutdoors well obviously there are many different types and shapes of brake pads out there, and finding the correct one can be tricky. I have a local ATV repair place that I got to for most of my parts, and when I go in I simply tell them I am looking for new brake pads for my ATV and tell them what make, model, and year the ate is and they can look it up in a parts book for me, and then hand me the brake pads that I need. If you do not have a local repair place near you, there are online stores such as Motorsport.com and RockymountainATV.com that are great. They have a section where you input your ride information and then you select the type of part you are looking for and they will show you brake pads that will fit your particular bike. I would strongly recommend EBC Brakes though.. I have used cheap brake pads and ended up replacing 3 sets of cheap pads for 1 set of EBC Brakes. EBC Brakes cost more, but in my experience they are WORTH EVERY PENNY!
The rear tires in this video are a standard size. Before you purchase tires you should check to make sure that the tires will fit the wheel you are mounting them too. If I remember correctly, these were ITP holeshot tires. I was very pleased with these tires, and would highly recommend them.
I can't say for certain that it is exactly the same because I know that the 2004 was the first year for the this type body style (headlights under the hood look),(rather than the two bug eye lights on top of the hood). Therefore it may be slightly different, but should be extremely similar. If you have any more questions feel free to ask!
Ah yes, If I had the money to own every single make and model of atv, I certainly would, and would have no problem making a video for you.. but seeing as how I'm a poor college kid, I don't have such money.. :( sorry I can't help..
celeste D I apologize for not being able to see more details of what I was doing. I shot the video with a GoPro camera, which doesn't have a zoom on it and isn't made for this type of filming. I might possibly remake this video in the future using a better camera with more detailed descriptions.
Fixed it. I ran out the piston and cleaned it with WD40, made sure the slide pins weren't stuck, then came to the stupid parking brake. I pulled the back off and grabbed it with vise grips and pulled and turned. There was probably a chunk of crud in there holding out that I ground up by doing so. Either way that was the hold up. It doesn't work anyway and needs removed. I left it adjusted mostly out, no biggy. Her brakes are perfect, and I'll get extra love for fixing it. LOL Thanks for the vid!
Hm, you have made me curious. I have never fully disassembled the brake caliper before. How did you remove the piston, and When you say you ran the piston all the way out, what was behind it, and what did you have todo to reinstall. My big question is if you had to drain the brake fluid, and then had to bleed the brake lines when you re installed it?? If it was fairly simple, I may consider making another video showing how todo this, seeing as it may be useful to as well.
I have never owned a yfz 450 so I can't say for certain if the process is the same, but to my knowledge the process should be along the same guidelines so if you have some idea of what you are doing, you may be able to use this video as a reference to aid you.
Hey I got an important question. Why is it that I try pump my breaks it won't get tighter ??
Is the piston pushed all the way out, but still attached to the brake caliper, or did it completely come all the way out of the caliper. If it is still in the caliper but pushed all the way out, you will need to carefully push the piston back in. This can be fairly difficult, and requires a good amount of force. More than likely you will not be able to push it back in with just your hands, you will probably need some sort of clamp.
Why thank you, i made it my self (not)... actually i cant complain, I have had the taillight fully submerged in water and who knows what else, and it still lights up just fine, so besides the plastic lens that was destroyed, it works great.
Unfortunately I have never worked on a suzuki quadrunner before so I am not able to offer much info. But I can tell you that when I had to press the piston in on mine, I had to use a C-clamp to press the piston in. I was able to press the piston in by hand, but I am a bigger guy and it requires quite a bit of force. There are other ways to press the piston in, so don't think you have to buy a C-clamp to complete this task.
Ever notice your brakes seeming to drag after this? It's not bad, but in moving it by hand it's noticeable on mine. I'm wondering if my cheap (eBay) pads are on the thick side.
Also, as on a car, leave an old pad in and use a C clamp to compress the piston. ;-)
Yes, for the fist few minuets of riding they drag slightly, but it very quickly goes away. As far as the ebay pads, I always use EBC brake pads because they functino well and seem to last much longer than other brands. When I start to put the caliper back onto the brake disk, it is always a tight fit, and tends to be a bit tricky. So in my opinion I would assume that your brake pads are probably just fine. If they are any thicker, oh well just means you get a little extra use out of them :) Good tip with the C clamp.
I have to change the piston on the front calipers on my Kodiak 450. The piston actually drilled a hole through the brake pad.
Is a yfz450 similar to that
What happens if the piston is all the out what will I have to do
how did you take out the silencer in your stock exhaust. I have the exact same quad and mine is like welded in.?
+zerograv7111 I did not remove the outer baffles of the exhaust system. They had already been removed by the previous owner. Removing the baffles does NOT give you more hp, it simply makes it sound SLIGHTLY louder. Personally I would just get an aftermarket slip-on exhaust if you want it to sound better. I recomend an HMF exhaust system because of the sound that they
+zerograv7111 Recently I purchased another try 400ex with the silencer still on it. I hated it and was the first thing i removed. I un bolted the rear of the exhaust and roomed the end, I then used an air-powered cutoff wheel (grinder) to simply cut off the silencer.
Thanks for the help bro
How do I fix my quad cuz the brakes drag but I'm not even holding the brakes?
how do you know what shape of brake pad you need if you didn't the brake pads off yet ?? if that makes any sense to you??
+Everythingoutdoors well obviously there are many different types and shapes of brake pads out there, and finding the correct one can be tricky. I have a local ATV repair place that I got to for most of my parts, and when I go in I simply tell them I am looking for new brake pads for my ATV and tell them what make, model, and year the ate is and they can look it up in a parts book for me, and then hand me the brake pads that I need. If you do not have a local repair place near you, there are online stores such as Motorsport.com and RockymountainATV.com that are great. They have a section where you input your ride information and then you select the type of part you are looking for and they will show you brake pads that will fit your particular bike. I would strongly recommend EBC Brakes though.. I have used cheap brake pads and ended up replacing 3 sets of cheap pads for 1 set of EBC Brakes. EBC Brakes cost more, but in my experience they are WORTH EVERY PENNY!
Great video brutha!
cool vid it help with my yfz450 pretty much the same basic
I just pumped the brakes until it was out a ways, but not completely out.
Nice tires...will they fit on most atvs?
The rear tires in this video are a standard size. Before you purchase tires you should check to make sure that the tires will fit the wheel you are mounting them too. If I remember correctly, these were ITP holeshot tires. I was very pleased with these tires, and would highly recommend them.
Nice taillight
And I also have a z400 suzuki u should make a vid on tjose
would this be the same way to change my 2003 trx 400ex brakes?
I can't say for certain that it is exactly the same because I know that the 2004 was the first year for the this type body style (headlights under the hood look),(rather than the two bug eye lights on top of the hood). Therefore it may be slightly different, but should be extremely similar. If you have any more questions feel free to ask!
i have a suzuki quadrunner and my piston wont even move in
Its similar to a car.
Ah yes, If I had the money to own every single make and model of atv, I certainly would, and would have no problem making a video for you.. but seeing as how I'm a poor college kid, I don't have such money.. :( sorry I can't help..
Can't see what your doing...
celeste D I apologize for not being able to see more details of what I was doing. I shot the video with a GoPro camera, which doesn't have a zoom on it and isn't made for this type of filming. I might possibly remake this video in the future using a better camera with more detailed descriptions.