Date: 01-11-25  Time: 21:47 pm

Author Topic: front piston seals  (Read 648 times)

bellycgb

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front piston seals
« on: 02 August 2013, 05:40:22 pm »
ok im just about to rebuild my front calipers the problem i have is which way do the seals go round? the haynes manual doesnt say? the pressure seals don't look square


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Re: front piston seals
« Reply #1 on: 02 August 2013, 07:09:09 pm »
Wider lip goes on the inside of the caliper, if you put your finger in and scrape outwards you should feel a lip.  If you put them in the other way round the fluid will just push past the seal and escape.  Delboy does a good rebuild here and explains it well.
Delboy's Garage, Motorcycle Front Brake Caliper rebuild Part 1.