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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: kebab19 on 20 April 2015, 08:06:29 pm

Title: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: kebab19 on 20 April 2015, 08:06:29 pm
Threatened to show these about a year ago, only getting around to this now  :o
Blue anodised parts were removed with the tool shown, acquired from Bikerstoolbox.co.uk
http://www.bikerstoolbox.co.uk/acatalog/Brake_Service_Tools.html (http://www.bikerstoolbox.co.uk/acatalog/Brake_Service_Tools.html)

Came out fairly easily and as you can see there's an O-ring in behind which obviously keeps the brake fluid in place.
Very easy to remove all seals once the anodised covers were out of the way, instead of the usual 2 hour fight!

Replacement bluespot O-rings were used upon reassembly, also ordered from Bikerstoolbox

(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee91/kebab19/Bluespot%207_zpsn6ljuzvh.jpg)


(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee91/kebab19/Bluespot%203_zpsqyvexora.jpg)

(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee91/kebab19/Bluespot%202_zps4xyddtzv.jpg)
Title: Re: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: Fazerider on 20 April 2015, 09:27:32 pm
Interesting, but I still don't quite see the point of disturbing the blue plugs. While it makes the outer pistons slightly easier to remove, if an inner one is stuck a standard piston remover tool is what you need... and that'll do the outer ones too. Or am I missing something?
Title: Re: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: sinto on 20 April 2015, 09:35:22 pm
Can you buy red coloured caps to replace the blue ones or is that why they are called bluespots?
Title: Re: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: Paulfzs on 20 April 2015, 10:49:58 pm
Can you buy red coloured caps to replace the blue ones or is that why they are called bluespots?


red spray?
Title: Re: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: sinto on 20 April 2015, 11:03:26 pm
On anodised metal? Wouldn't it look rubbish?
Title: Re: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: Paulfzs on 21 April 2015, 12:06:52 am
colour anodise them yourself?
Title: Re: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: fazersharp on 21 April 2015, 08:29:54 am
Paint would be ok wouldnt it as they are out of harms way and not going to get touched by anything.
And why are they blue, was it that these are or were OEM on the R6 which was blue, and to keep costs down they just kept them like that
Title: Re: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: Jules-C on 21 April 2015, 09:10:54 am
Interesting, but I still don't quite see the point of disturbing the blue plugs. While it makes the outer pistons slightly easier to remove, if an inner one is stuck a standard piston remover tool is what you need... and that'll do the outer ones too. Or am I missing something?

It makes cleaning the seal grooves and fitting new seals a lot easier.
Title: Re: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: Mick-H on 21 April 2015, 09:31:48 am
On anodised metal? Wouldn't it look rubbish?

I think mine look ok.
Title: Re: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: sinto on 21 April 2015, 10:40:23 am
On anodised metal? Wouldn't it look rubbish?

I think mine look ok.
They look better than ok mick-h, could you tell me how you done them please?
Title: Re: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: Fazerider on 21 April 2015, 11:57:16 am
Interesting, but I still don't quite see the point of disturbing the blue plugs. While it makes the outer pistons slightly easier to remove, if an inner one is stuck a standard piston remover tool is what you need... and that'll do the outer ones too. Or am I missing something?

It makes cleaning the seal grooves and fitting new seals a lot easier.


Fair enough. :)
I just didn't recall having any difficulty last time I did them.
Title: Re: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: Mick-H on 21 April 2015, 01:17:10 pm
On anodised metal? Wouldn't it look rubbish?

I think mine look ok.
They look better than ok mick-h, could you tell me how you done them please?


Sent them away to be anodised.  :)
Title: Re: Inside a Blue Spot caliper
Post by: sinto on 21 April 2015, 06:41:57 pm
Sent them away to be anodised.  :)
Ahh right, wee note taken for a winter project I think, cheers Mick.