Not enough space between brake pads

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by Pete7874

Got it done. Had to release brake fluid from the system to be able to squeeze the piston back in.

Any idea what it could be?

That's better than forcing the pistons back......as that can damage the master cylinder sometimes.

You need to get the front wheel off the ground and spin it to see what is going on.
Did you put a dab of grease on the guide pins ??
Could just be the new pads need wearing in a bit but I wouldn't ignore it completely.
They might be dragging and that would be bad.

Originally Posted by Pete7874

Can I spray some WD40 in there or do I need to take the whole thing apart again?

Yikes !! :skull:
NO, don't go spraying any kind of lube anywhere near the brake assembly.

On most, you can get to the guide pins without taking anything apart; don't remember about the GZ for sure. Then you only need an amount of hi-temp grease about equivalent to two or three DROPS of oil.

Be very careful not to get the grease on anything else by accident.

And just to re-inforce........you need to inspect things FIRST. When troubleshooting, one should not take wild guesses as to what the problem is ......nor should you take a shotgun approach to applying a fix. If at all possible, you need to pinpoint the problem first before you "fix" anything.