How To Harley Road King & Electra Glide brake pad install 2010-2017

How to Replace Install and Inspect Disc Brake Pads on Harley Davidson Road King, Electra, Street, Road and Ultra Glide, To Restore your brakes to like new. This was done on a 2010 Ultra Glide. This will work on 2010 to 2017 Glides and Road Kings.
Tools Needed. Any question just ask.
Screw Driver
5mm allen head bit
#harleydavidsonrepair

[@stevekingsbury7190]

Quick and easy. Thanks for the tips Rocco.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Support. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@BegoneJonah]

Well, I tried it this way and I couldn't get the brake cylinders to compress satisfactorily, so I did what my mechanic suggested and removed the two 12 point-bolts to get the calipers off. I compressed the cylinders with a c-clamp and reassembled the whole thing. Took me about 45 minutes. Not a hard job at all if you can't do it the way shown here. BTW: The pads at the H-D parts desk were $110. Brembo. You get clean new center bolts and new clips. My old pads lasted me all of 12,600 miles. We'll see how long the Brembos last.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Thank you for the update. Ride Safe and have a great day Wes. What year was your King?

[@BegoneJonah]

@@TwoWheelRocco 2016 FLHP

[@TwoWheelRocco]

@@BegoneJonah Great bike I love kings. Thank you for your follow up. Ride safe have a great day

[@Curt1801]

So easy when you see it done from some one who knows. That's the real key thanks this will save me alot of time and money

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Curt.. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@rickurt1]

Good video...looks simple. However, on several occasions you mentioned to collapse "them." What do you mean and how do you do it? Also, how did you clean the pins? Adding that info would have covered all the bases for rookies like me 😁. Thanks for the video.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

When you remove the pads you will see the pistons inside the caliper, collapse with a screwdriver. you will see what you need to do when you take your pads out. The new pads are thicker so you need to make more room to install the new pads. and as for the pin clean it with a wire brush or steel wool. If you have any questions just ask sorry about that, I should've showed this. Thank you for watching Rick. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@rickurt1]

@@TwoWheelRocco thanks man. I've seen several videos, and this one was the best. Very simple...even for a guy like me. Cheers.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Thank you for watching.

[@roadkingrider6532]

@@TwoWheelRocco never mind my question. Just read this. Thank you sir for your videos.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

@@roadkingrider6532 My pleasure. Hope it helps.

[@yertelt5570]

I had to pull the rear caliper, 2010 Road King with what I'm assuming is the original factory rear air shocks. I could just barely grab the socket on the cross pin with 5mm ball driver, once I got it loose there was no way it was sliding past the rear shock. It wasn't bad, just two more fasteners and having the caliper off the bike made compressing the cylinders and installing the pads much easier. Everything is literally in the palm of your hand, lol.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy all went well.. On the newer bikes, you can take the caliper off and be fully exposed. I know some of the shocks to getting away of the pen. It's a pain but easy enough just to pop that caliper off as you did. Thank you for the update on a 2010 Road King. Ride. Safe and have a great day.

[@glennirving5858]

So damn easy Damn some of these super mechanic on here got you taking the whole thing off

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Glenn. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@yertelt5570]

I have a 2010 Road King, the cross pin is almost directly behind the rear shock. I could get the pin completely loosened using a ball head, but there was no way that the pin was coming out. I wiggled it every direction possible, no go. That left me with two choices, pull the caliper or pull the shock. I opted for the caliper, two bolts, lifts right out, you've got full access to everything so compressing the cylinders and installing the new pads and replacing the cross pin is a snap. The time you save installing everything with the caliper off makes up for any time lost with the two fasteners, imo. Next time I might pull the front calipers off too rather than fumble around by feel and touch.

[@lilynks4160]

Awesome video lots of information. enjoying my bike i bought from 2 wheel Rocco thanks 😁

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Good Luck and Ride Safe, Any question just ask. Thank you for your Sub. See you out on the Road...

[@daniellshine7971]

Thanks for another helpful video Rocco

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Any time Dan..

[@hectorramos4347]

Thanks you

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your Sub Hector. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@dags6439]

Great video Rocco but should I be concerned about the fluid levels in the master cylinders when pushing in the pistons, thanks

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Thank you for your comment. I agree.

[@johnthomas1919]

great as always. Thank you

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Thank you my friend. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@bouldernelsonbigfoot]

Great Video.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Just make sure the Pistons in your caliper all the way in. New pads. Take up more Real estate. Thank you for watching and all your support Bigfoot. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@dawidos117]

Awesome video, Rocco 👍🏻

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Thank you for your Support. Any question just ask. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@babybugspaw7085]

Rocco, any idea of OEM pads would roughly get on mileage before I should start thinking of getting new pads,? Do they last 15K miles or 40K miles? Obviously depends on how rode, stop & go or highway miles, but some idea in general?

[@TwoWheelRocco]

There's a lot that goes into that. I would take a flashlight and look at the pads from the front of your bike and if you got a 1/8 of pad right and left of rotor, looking at 1000 miles left. Front brake pads ware quicker than the rear. From the back of the bike with a flashlight look at the caliper to the right and left side of the rotor and see how thick the pad, That will give you an indication same 1/8 inch if it's less get new pads. Miles are very hard to dictate. Hope that helps, let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching.

[@ridermotorman1320]

Good job brother 👍

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Thank you For watching. Ride Safe and have a Great Day.

[@tx_reds2426]

WTF?!?! and Harley charges how much to do this ?

[@TwoWheelRocco]

I Know! Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Tx. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@earnestbrown2643]

Thanks

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank for watching and your Sub Earnest. Ride Safe. And have a great day.

[@roadkingrider6532]

I’ve never done pads on anything. With that being said, this will definitely sound like a dumb question. When you say collapse then with the screwdriver. Does that mean sticking them up there and spreading them out??

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Yes, stick the screwdriver and then work the pads and collapse the pistons in your caliper. Any questions just ask. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Road King rider ride safe and have a great day.

[@roadkingrider6532]

@@TwoWheelRocco awesome thanks. Just ordered the front and back for my RK, so will be doing them this weekend thank you.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

@@roadkingrider6532 any questions just ask Remember patient.

[@roadkingrider6532]

@@TwoWheelRocco Rocco…I did my pads this weekend. I feel stupid…that was to easy! Thanks for the video! I’m going to do everything to this bike that comes up until I get defeated. Next I’m going to flush the brake fluid. Mine has abs so I know it’s a big trickier. Anyway, I appreciate your videos. It definitely is helping us save money, and learn our bikes and new skills. 🤙🏻

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. I would just recycle the brake fluid out of the master, pull it out. Don't touch nothing replace it with clean fluid, put it back together and let that fluid cycle threw. Do that every oil change and you will keep fresh fluid in your system without disturbing the ABS, which you'll end up at the dealer, you don't wanna do that. Thank you for watching and your support Road King rider. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day. Remove fluid from master replace with new and put back together. Do not touch the handle. That's how you get air in the system, when there's no fluid in the master reserve Do not touch the handle.

[@pranavchadha84]

Hi Rocco , at 00:53 what do you mean by you compressed them as much as possible . I am a rookie with a 2017 HD Road King Classic and am going to attempt to DIY a brake pad change . Thanks from Germany 👍

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help what I mean is to collapse the pistons in the caliper so you can make room for the new Brake Pads as you're doing it you will understand. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe. Have a great day.

[@pranavchadha84]

Thank you very much . Danke schön !

[@TwoWheelRocco]

My pleasure let us know how it works out

[@pranavchadha84]

@@TwoWheelRocco I successfully managed to get the Brake pads out, clean them and put them back real easy so thank you for this video :) . I have one question though. In 05:14 you say 'put a little dab'. What exactly is that ? It looks like grease of some kind, but could you please tell me what exactly it is so I can buy it in Germany. Thanks very much.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy all worked out well. As for that loop you go to any AutoZone or auto parts store it's just a little brake grease they sell them in little squares. You can put a dab on there just to make sure it slides back-and-forth. Nice and easy. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching, and all your support.Pranavah, Ride safe and have a great day.

[@toddschultzandkaysar3530]

what brand are your tires

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Those were Shinko 777 . I know Dunlap are too much money for WW, I hope this helps. Thank you for watching and all your support Tod. ride safe and have a great day.

[@blubberbooty]

Great Job bro!

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Thank you for watching and your Sub Randall. Any question just ask. Ride Safe and have a great day.