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No shims on my brakes, what the @$%?

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I'm rebuilding my brakes completely (new seals and pistons on all calipers and both MC's, braided lines) and I seem to be missing all the shims! Both front and rear are gone.

Did one of the PO's manage to lose them or were they not used on my bike for some strange reason? I've read of some people throwing them out with the old pads by mistake, but come on, all of them?!
Fiche of course says they should be there:

Front shims, part 59371-45200, #5 here:
frontcaliper.gif


Rear shims, part 69152-45001, #13 here:
rearcaliper.gif


If so, how bad do I need them?

Anyone have some spares they are willing to part with for really cheap? :D My budget was pretty much gone already before this.

Thanks,
Andres
 
Fronts I'd have to scratch my head and go and have a look at the GS to see if they are in there. As for the rears, yep got them fitted and they do allow a bit movement between piston and pad.
 
You don't need 'em. Around half the bikes I worked on back in the day had lost these before they needed their first MOT.
 
Thank you fellas. Looks like I'll be running sans-shims with a dab of copper anti sieze!
 
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