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    Default Can anyone help with 1 front brake pad spring clip?

    I'm changing out my front brake pads and putting on Bajaron's pads and got to my very last spring clip and wouldn't you know I had it launch on me and for the life of me I cannot find it anywhere. That tends to be just my luck. Can anyone help me out with any extra front brake pads spring clip for a 2011 spider RT Limited. I would be very grateful if you can! Call the dealer and I have to buy A whole new brake pad set for the front at $119 just to get one clip! Unbelievable.
    If you can help me out please PM me and I will give you my address and would appreciate if you could drop one clip into the USPS tomorrow. I will return your p.m. as soon as possible this evening I will be in and out of the house. Thank you very much!

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    these are unobtainium. I had a similar problem when one of mine broke. I ended up going to a hobby store and buying some piano wire that was close to the same thickness and bending a new one of my own. If no one comes up with a spare one. Or you can go the expensive route and buy a set of factory pads that have the clips included.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pegasus1300 View Post
    these are unobtainium. I had a similar problem when one of mine broke. I ended up going to a hobby store and buying some piano wire that was close to the same thickness and bending a new one of my own. If no one comes up with a spare one. Or you can go the expensive route and buy a set of factory pads that have the clips included.

    Thanks yes I realize that and that will be my last resort unless somebody has an extra one laying around from buying the factory brakes that come with the clips. Appreciate the response and anybody else get a response

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    20161112_171512.jpg This is the clip I made and it has worked very well for 5000 mi so far. Yes it is ugly but it works
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    Quote Originally Posted by pegasus1300 View Post
    20161112_171512.jpg This is the clip I made and it has worked very well for 5000 mi so far. Yes it is ugly but it works

    Looks good I'll probably be going this route. Thanks again!

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    Default Spring clip

    I have one for you pm your address I'll send it to yours

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    Default Dang!

    I pitched 4 of them on Saturday! Why can't you recover the old ones?
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    Default Hihihihihihi.....

    Quote Originally Posted by cptjam View Post
    I pitched 4 of them on Saturday! Why can't you recover the old ones?
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    wish I could remember but I thought I seen someone had them for sale someplace?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cptjam View Post
    I pitched 4 of them on Saturday! Why can't you recover the old ones?

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    Quote Originally Posted by soaring hawk View Post
    I have one for you pm your address I'll send it to yours

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    Thanks Gary PM sent .

    thanks everyone for responding, appreciate this site so much and the generosity and help to be found on here!

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    Quote Originally Posted by trikermutha View Post
    wish I could remember but I thought I seen someone had them for sale someplace?
    I have never seen any anywhere for sale separate from the the factory pads from BRP. I hope you are remembering right. If you can remember where that was and post that here you will be doing us a great favor. It would be nice to replace those clips with every pad change but unless you use BRP pads you can't as of right now do that.

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    Default front brake pad spring-clips

    I have a 2012 RT SE5 and have also broken one of these spring-clips and can't find even a used one any where. Any one have a spare I could buy?
    If so please email me at nvanderm@yahoo.com

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    Are you replacing your pads? If you using EBC pads call them and they will send a new set free of charge. They are in Las Vegas Nv.
    If you are not PM me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pegasus1300 View Post
    Are you replacing your pads? If you using EBC pads call them and they will send a new set free of charge. They are in Las Vegas Nv.
    If you are not PM me.
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    Default Agree

    Get in touch with EBC. They sent me some and if you don't get any PM me and I will check and see if I have any extras...
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    Quote Originally Posted by nvanderm View Post
    I have a 2012 RT SE5 and have also broken one of these spring-clips and can't find even a used one any where. Any one have a spare I could buy?
    If so please email me at nvanderm@yahoo.com
    I can send you a clip today. Let me know.
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    Feeling like I'm a bit all thumbs on this topic.
    Generally speaking, I'd like to think myself fairly mechanically inclined but my 2010 RT SM5 has the first brake cylinders I've ever seen with the spindle up the middle with the nub that these little wire clips straddle.
    Just exactly what is the brake pad removal process that doesn't put that damn spring in peril? I brake them more often than not so I'm apparently applying some undue brute force.

    My removal tactics to date include using needle nose on the metal backplate of the pad. That lets me tug just a micron at a time on top and bottom corners of the pad (alternately) but it doesn't seem to want to evacuate the caliper very willingly. Ultimately I resort to a wee bit of lifting to distance that backplate it from the 'crater' of each cylinder hoping that'll persuade it to come out but most often, thats when one or both springs snap.

    Can someone walk me through the steps of removing shoes from a front caliper pretty please?
    Assume I've got the wheel off, the rotor out of the way and the caliper un-bolted from the bike.
    Just pretend I'm in 4th grade and break it down into thin sliced steps. Sticking to small words might even be in order.

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