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Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - Blisteredfingerz - 06-07-13
Evening all.
Ill try and keep this short and please forgive my not knowing the correct names of some parts.
*Noticed rear brake not doing alot, pistons have seized.
*Pads need changing desperately.
*One of the pins that holds the brake pads in place will not shift and Im ashamed to say that I have rounded off the head.
As a result of all of the above I would like to replace the caliper.
I read a post on here somewhere saying that there are other Yamaha rear calipers that will fit with minimal modifications.
What I would like is a list of exactly what I need to purchase to achieve this.
Many thanks guys, look forward to your replies.
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - lds1973 - 06-07-13
Id try drilling out the pin and overhauling what you have. Chances are it just needs need seals and a good clean up. A replacement pin cant be that expensive.
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - Blisteredfingerz - 06-07-13
Thanks for reply. I cant seem to find the pins anywhere on the web. I suppose not knowing the correct name for the part is hindering my search somewhat.
If you or anyone else reading this comes across a site that sells them could you please post the link.
Cheers
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - Dead Eye - 06-07-13
AJSutton's website is expensive, but awesome for obscure parts - http://www.yamahamotorcyclespares.co.uk/spares/partImage.asp?GPN=4FL259240000&uid=0
Part No. is 4FL259240000
If you only need one its not the worst thing in the world. You can usually stick the part number into http://www.wemoto.com/oem as well to save on the delivery charges compared to AJSutton
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - Blisteredfingerz - 06-07-13
Excellent. Thanks very much.
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - darrsi - 07-07-13
IF you can find one it's sometimes cheaper to buy a functioning caliper rather than paying for refurb parts!
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - lds1973 - 07-07-13
(07-07-13, 12:33 AM)darrsi link Wrote: IF you can find one it's sometimes cheaper to buy a functioning caliper rather than paying for refurb parts!
As long as the pistons clean up ok a set of seals is less than a tenner.
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - darrsi - 07-07-13
(07-07-13, 06:18 AM)lds1973 link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=8706.msg86187#msg86187 date=1373153594]
IF you can find one it's sometimes cheaper to buy a functioning caliper rather than paying for refurb parts!
As long as the pistons clean up ok a set of seals is less than a tenner.
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Oh yeah!
Didn't realise the rear was so cheap to maintain, i bought a fully working front caliper for a similar price to buying new seals before, as i needed a very quick fix due to being on call for work.
It did the job a treat.
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - peterlukecampbell - 09-07-13
Hi Blistered Fingers,
I recently had a crash on my FZS 600 so the front is very damaged but everything from the engine back is in good nick. I actually replaced my rear calliper last year with genuine Yamaha parts, £240 brand new. Give me a shout if you're still stuck.
Thanks, Pete
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - elbrownos - 09-07-13
I'd have thought there's plenty of used FZS600 rear calipers around, with all the people upgrading to the FZS1000 caliper
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - Blisteredfingerz - 11-07-13
Managed to get that pad pin out by removing the caliper and hammering a torx bit into the rounded off head of the pin and then using a socket set to turn the bit. It was a great tip by the owner of Bike Bits, Ramsgate. He also sold me a new pin for 2 quid!! What a bargain.
So the long and the short of it is Im gonna clean up the caliper and replace the seals, pads and fluid.
Special thanks to Pete on this post for offering up parts for sale.
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - darrsi - 11-07-13
(11-07-13, 12:16 AM)Blisteredfingerz link Wrote: Managed to get that pad pin out by removing the caliper and hammering a torx bit into the rounded off head of the pin and then using a socket set to turn the bit. It was a great tip by the owner of Bike Bits, Ramsgate. He also sold me a new pin for 2 quid!! What a bargain.
So the long and the short of it is Im gonna clean up the caliper and replace the seals, pads and fluid.
Special thanks to Pete on this post for offering up parts for sale.
The torx bit trick applies to brake disc bolts as well, with an impact driver, it's definitely one to remember for the future! (order new bolts before getting stuck in though, especially the rear one's)
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Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - Blisteredfingerz - 11-07-13
Thanks Darrsi, will log that away in me mind tank.
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - bwizz - 14-07-13
The thou blue rear caliper is very hard to find . I got one from an e bay listing in USA , but I got stung with UK import tax , ended up costing me £85 Much more feel than the 600 unit , I always found it hard adgusting to the braking difference betwean my 600 and thou , "I use the rear brake a lot" Now it just the same, If I never had the thou though I don't think I would have bothered with the swap
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - kebab19 - 14-07-13
I have a Thunderace rear caliper on mine, used with the TRX850 caliper mounting plate & a longer brake hose.
Looks pretty much the same as this: ebay item number 151080488410
& offers the same improved stopping power as the FZS1000 rear caliper
Re: Help/advice needed with rear brake caliper - bwizz - 14-07-13
The thou unit is a straight swap for the 600 unit. either caliper will lock the rear wheel
its just there is more feel in the thou unit but not £85 more