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Wrong brake pads?!?!? HELP!

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Ordered FA51 pads from Ebay per EVERY single reference I could find for my GS750EZ 1982

Got this:
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The old ones are on the left. The shim wont fit and a good 1/4" of the pad is not even touching the rotor! WTF?!?!?

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Your old pads look like they are off an 85 GSX750 / 1100 ES (UK spec). Attached pic of US GS700ES looks to show the right pads.
 
pics of my brakes:


So what model brakes are these? It is not unreasonable to me in hindsight that the PO upgraded the brakes; he took VERY good care of the bike. I just wish I had thought to check first.
 
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They look like our 85 GSX750 / 1100ES ones to me. So I guess they're 85 GS700 ones for you.

The big giveaway is the caliper bolts (not the ones that hold the body to the forks - the other ones). If they are around an inch long you've got the 85 brakes. If they are nearer 2 inches you've got the earlier type.
 
Fa-51

Fa-51

The pads on the left are FA-51......(which, by the way, is an EBC code number).
 
They are an inch long. How do I find out what EBC part number they are? The online guides are IMPOSSIBLE to navigate! Yeah I know all about the FA51, those are what I THOUGHT was on my bike, silly me expecting the model info on my bike to be correct!
 
pads

pads

Maybe I'm confused.....the brake pads on the left are either FA-51 or the same pad made by a different manufacturer. Also, FA-51 is the correct pad for your front brake system.

If someone sent you the pads on the right and said they were FA-51's....they were mistaken.
 
So the ones on the right in the first picture are not FA51? THey look like every fa51 pic I see online! The old dirty ones are what I took off the bike, the nice dark clean ones are the replacements which I specified as fa51 from the buyer. Notice how much higher the ears are on the pads to the left.
 
MikeG said:
So the ones on the right in the first picture are not FA51? THey look like every fa51 pic I see online! The old dirty ones are what I took off the bike, the nice dark clean ones are the replacements which I specified as fa51 from the buyer. Notice how much higher the ears are on the pads to the left.
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That is correct. They sent you some other brake pad. The pads already in your bike were FA51 (or the equvalent). I have no idea what those other pads might be.

Do a Google image search on FA51:

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Thanks, that is just the picture I was looking for! Guess I will have to deal with squealing brakes for a little while longer :(
 
don't know if it helps at all . but those pads on the left. the old ones from the bike. look exactly like the ones off of my 83 gs850gl. i just bought 2 sets and they look identical. unfortunely i don't have the packaging for the numbers. but i just went into my local bike shop and asked for 2 pair of front brakes for my bike.
 
I think just about every 80-83 GS used these brake pads.

Most local cycle shoppes keep a couple of sets on the shelf -- you might be surprised if you poke around.

There seems to be plenty of material left on your old ones, so you're not too pressed for time.

Also, I've noticed that the Vesrah pads seem to have a bit more bite. All the rest -- EBC, Ferodo, SBS, TufStop, etc. feel exactly the same to me.

A couple of good sources for Vesrah pads:

http://repairmanuals.com (Yes, really. Enter your bike model and they list brake pads and oil filters under the manuals)

http://crc2onlinecatalog.com

http://denniskirk.com (been backordered for a while, though)
 
I've just been thrashing through the online parts diagrams and my assumption on US and UK calipers being the same and changing design at the same year is completely wrong. There are differences across all the models / years. Sorry for any confusion.:oops:

Of course, in an attempt to save face, I have to say that the UK bikes are right and all of those in the US are wrong:)
 
hampshirehog said:
I've just been thrashing through the online parts diagrams and my assumption on US and UK calipers being the same and changing design at the same year is completely wrong. There are differences across all the models / years. Sorry for any confusion.:oops:

Of course, in an attempt to save face, I have to say that the UK bikes are right and all of those in the US are wrong:)
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Great save!!!!!!;)
 
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