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Replacing the rear brake pads on a Yamaha TTR250

It's a pretty simple operation. Just follow this step by step pictorial guide.

Tools needed:- wheel-nut spanner (24mm), plain screwdriver, wire brush, and 5mm hex socket/tool.

Parts/supplies: Brake pads (I used Kyoto S1037A semi-metalled pads)  and Copper Slip grease.

Clear a space and get the bike up on a stand with the back wheel able to spin freely. 

First loosen the front bolt on the caliper guard and then remove the rear one so that you can swing the guard up out of the way.

Remove both brake pins. Make sure your Allen key is the right size and a tight fit. as you don't want to round them off as drilling them out is a real pain.

The piston is going to be pushed back in to the caliper so at this stage it's a good idea to make sure it is clean and to give it a squirt of lubricant.



It should be possible to push the caliper body inwards toward the wheel so as to push the piston back in and give plenty of room for the new thicker pads. The old pads should just drop out at this stage. Clean out any mud or debris that might have built up in the caliper body and give it a good spray of lubricant to help make fitting the new pads easier. There is a sprung bit of stainless steel that sits in the caliper and this helps keep the pads from "chattering".

Not a good pic but it does show the difference in thickness between old and new pads.

Wire brush the pins clean and give a good coating of Copper Grease. This allows the pads to move freely on the pins and helps prevent them seizing in.

Push the rear of the pads up into the caliper body - outside one first - and catch them on the front pin. There will be some slight resistance from the anti-chatter spring. I use a large screwdriver to help in this process but no real force should be needed.

With the front of the pads now secure it only remains to push the rear up against the spring (using a screwdriver again) and catch them on the rear pin. Tighten the brake pins very carefully - if you over tighten the pins they will stick and have to be drilled out. If in doubt about the fit of the Allen key into the brake pin, don't refit it - replace it instead.
 

Swing the guard back down and secure with the bolts.

Job done!   

Brian Sussex