Seized rear brake caliper

[fazersteve]

Hi all from a very cold Inverness,
 
Prior to taking my bike off for the winter I set about cleaning my brakes.Front both fine but the rear had a stuck piston.
 
Last week left the caliper with a mechanic friend to blow piston out with compressed air.The bad news is the piston is seized solid and will not move.
 
So do I have any other options apart from a second hand caliper.
 
 

[Fazer Jake]

i got mine out with mole grips, u have to be extremely careful though not to damange the piston, unless your buying new ones.

[solorider]

You could reconnect the calipers and bleed it,then clamping the good piston pump the piston out,hydraulic pressure should shift it

[dogruff]

Haven/t suffered this problem yet,but apparently its a common Fazer problem.My old sumitomo's seized badly once but blew out okay,Sounds like a replacement caliper to me.Check this site as i think the Fazer 1000 is a straight swap,but a different type of caliper,therefore less prone to permanent seizure.If the piston is seized flush there is very little you can do.If you can catch a good edge Vise grips may release it,if you twist, but will damage the piston.

[fazersteve]

Hi,
 
Have tried clamping and using hydraulic pressure but just won't budge.

[fazersteve]

Are the caliper from the 1000 just a straight swap.

[dogruff]

Someone with more knowledge than i have will answer,but i'm sure i read it somewhere.Problem is i've owned too many bikes over th years and my old brain can only hold a certain amount of data.The problem is just finding the right model ie Gen 1 FZ1 FZR!!!.

[davec]

Yeah, they are a straight swap apart from having to slightly modify the caliper bracket.You just need to cut/file a small part of it away so the bolt holes line up. You'll need a caliper from a 2001-2005 FZ1.

[kebab19]

Covered extensively, even on this new site. FZS1000, TRX850 & YZF750 rears fit

http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,942.msg6067.html#msg6067

[fazersteve]

Thanks to all who replied.