I post a response yesterday but it seems to have disappeared.

I wonder why there was only one of those shims on the pad. Common sense would have thought two for balance wouldn't you?

Mézo wrote:Ahh, OK mines missing Andy (on the caliper i pulled apart anyhow) when the rain eases up ill go check the other ones.

Mezo.

You're a gent sir, a gent I tells ya

Actually, the retaining pin on mine has a thread and screws into the back of the caliper which would make that odd-shaped washer superfluous wouldn't it?

Upon further inspection :sherlock: it is screwed direct in to the housing so yours is correct Andy. :evil:

So one of mine has been bodged at ...

Actually, the retaining pin on mine has a thread and screws into the back of the caliper which would make that odd-shaped washer superfluous wouldn't it?

Does the 43F share the same caliper as the 34L or the 55W?

We do have all the part fiches to all the bikes on the forum Andy, just a matter of going through comparing part numbers to see.

Took a couple of shots of the pads your looking for, along with the retaining pin & more importantly the ...

Andy, those pads look pretty much like the ones I have on my 3aj as does the spring that you are holding in your hand.
Your pads should have a place for the hanger pin to go through, infact the pads I used to get for my 55w had the face of the pads in two halfs (a kerf down from the hole that ...

Thanks for the answers. So it looks like I have a 34L caliper to go with 34L forks. Well, thats a bonus.

GeoffD wrote:That third clip is for the later calipers,,, 55W onwards...

As are those pads...

Thanks for explaining that one. Do the 55W calipers look the same externally as the 34L?

I just pulled my 34L caliper apart to have a lookey, that last clip is not needed you have the two clips in the right place.

The pads are defiantly wrong, your right it should have a hole for the pin to go through.

Also you said "What role does the one on the mounting arm play by the way? explain ...

Wonder if some knowledgable soul might help.

As I bought my Tenere as a pile of bits I was assuming that everything was original, but I am quickly coming to the conclusion that it was a hotchpotch of other models.

I was getting stuck in to rebuilding the caliper today and bedded the new seals and ...