Brake caliper services

Post by **Stig** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:27 pm

Did they supply the necessary parts and were they gen Yam items?

Post by **nuggitt** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:51 pm

Yes to both.

Fatdog · Post by **Fatdog** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 1:09 pm

Nice job they have done there and for that price it's hardly worth doing it yourself!

I know when I did mine a while back the pistons were a bugger to get out (the seals tend to weld themselves to the pistons).
I bought a tool that grips the inside of the piston and with a bit of force and WD40 got them out (still it was hard work!)

Post by **Stig** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 1:12 pm

I bought a piston puller that had a slide hammer

Prob was that the largest insert wasn't big enough so I made a custom sized item for the rear caliper

YAMAEXUP · Post by **YAMAEXUP** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 12:59 pm

My FJ1200 rear caliper started off looking like this when I first bought the bike

The pistons were quite badly seized in the caliper halves but by using the hydraulic system as a pump I was able to remove both pistons & to clean out the caliper bodies

Somebody else must've attempted to remove the pistons by force as they're damaged

With a bit of work they cleaned up ok

But the caliper half seals needed replacing

But the front calipers had also been mullered

Post by **Stig** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 1:32 pm

Dremmel with a fine brass wire wheel is ideal for cleaning out the grooves behind the seals