Parking Brake

[52edub]

Is there a trick to removing the rubber pad on the parking brake. I have pulled and wiggled on it like crazy and no movement.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Squirt some WD40 in there, then use a thin blade screw driver from the inside (facing the gas tank) and pry, it should work itself off

 

[rhino 2]

Is there a trick to removing the rubber pad on the parking brake. I have pulled and wiggled on it like crazy and no movement.

Get in-between the pad and the plate with an thin ''un''sharpened blade to brake the suction.....

 

[52edub]

I'll give it another go. Got some plastic pry bars to keep scratches down.

 

[rhino 2]

I'll bet when your standing in front of a Microwave and it says cook for ten seconds you stop it at 8......:laugh:

 

[52edub]

Got it off. Didn't realize it had two notches holding it on. Wd-40 is your friend. Thanks for the help.

 

[rhino 2]

Got it off. Didn't realize it had two notches holding it on. Wd-40 is your friend. Thanks for the help.

Ok' Matt, curious minds want to know.....Why did you take it off....:Shrug:

 

[LadyonaMission]

Ok' Matt, curious minds want to know.....Why did you take it off....:Shrug:

I am so happy you asked, so I didn't have to. Thanks.

 

[rhino 2]

I am so happy you asked, so I didn't have to. Thanks.

You know if you don't ask the questions , Sometimes you don't get the answers....:laugh:

[I should have saved that one for the lexophile thread]

 

[LadyonaMission]

You know if you don't ask the questions , Sometimes you don't get the answers....:laugh:

[I should have saved that one for the lexophile thread]

You can use it twice, lots of members don't read the Freewheeler forum.

 

[LadyonaMission]

Ok' Matt, curious minds want to know.....Why did you take it off....:Shrug:

I solved the mystery.

https://www.triketalk.com/forum/threads/46849-Parking-brake-pad

 

[rhino 2]

You can use it twice, lots of members don't read the Freewheeler forum.

Thats a shame, Like now if you had a Tri-Glide and you wanted to remove the park brake rubber pad, And you don't read the Freewheeler forum how would you know how to remove it....But then the question remains why remove it...:Shrug:...:laugh:''' Knowledge is never wasted, Sometimes its just stored away in the deep reaches of the brain...To be retrieved at a latter date.....Or maybe not' It don't matter it didn't cost any thing...

 

[52edub]

I bought the parking brake extension from Mid-Step. This way I can move my Kuryakyn floor boards back some which covers the parking brake. I will take the extension in to my HD dealer and find a nice small brake pad to fit on it.

 

[52edub]

On the bike. Going to use the Streamliner Brake Pad.

 

[LadyonaMission]

Looks very nice. You did a good job.:clapping:

 

[RedOregon]

I'm with you. "To remove old grips from the handlebars, insert a long thin screwdriver slowly, and, while shooting WD-40, slowly work the..."

"Screw that. Hand me those box cutters!"