Hey folks, How the heck do you pull the rear brake caliper? I was planning to pull the caliper to change the rear wheel, but can't see any bolts that could be removed. The two I see don't seem to have a head or torx, they are just smooth. I'm sure I am missing something. I will head back down to the garage and turn on more lights. Thanks!
Agreed. Nothing to remove when you change wheels. However, when you put the wheel back on...it's a three-handed job to get the shaft through, the rotor inside the brake pads, and the nut side holes lined up at the same time. Done it 3 times now and getting a bit better each time.
After I bought my Terra I pulled the back wheel off in my garage, using only the tools I carry on the bike, just to be sure I could do it, with the bike perched on the side stand and a trail stand, and by myself there was no way I could get the wheel back in and lined up with the caliper and the axle. Because the trail stand relies on the sidestand to bear the weight of the bike, the bike was leaned too far onto the stand side side and I simply couldn't hold the wheel steady on a 20° angle with one hand and my feet while trying to push the axle back through. I put all of my faith in the trail stand (and the whole weight of the bike) and lifted the bike off the sidestand and pushed a couple of wooden blocks under it. I got the bike almost vertical. Then it was very easy to get the wheel and axle in again. It's the first time I've ever removed a wheel from a bike which didn't have a centre stand. Might be worth noting that on my DL1000, which has a centrestand, it can sometimes take me 15 mins to get the bloody back wheel back on again, so maybe it was just dumb luck getting the Terra's wheel on again
