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NG 900/9-3 Front Pads and Rotors

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Front brakes have vented discs with a single-piston floating caliper. This means the caliper consists of two parts, a bracket which is attached to the wheel backing plate and does not move, and a "floating" brake pad housing. The floating part mounts on two guide pins which are attached to the fixed bracket, and slides back and forth a fraction of an inch as brakes are applied and released.
===Front Pads and Rotors===The floating part of the caliper has to be removed to get access to the pads, but it can be left attached to the rubber brake line. If the rotor is worn, it can take extra effort to remove, because the pads may catch on a ridge which forms on the edge of the rotor. On reassembly, the retaining springs usually have to be forced back in place. While inspecting the brakes, note the shape of the head of the rotor set screw for future use. On early models it takes a fairly small metric hex bit.
==Removal==
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