20-10-17, 11:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 20-10-17, 11:54 AM by tommyardin.)
Just a had a chat with Dazzer my mate who knows a lot about things mechanical.
His advice was hang on and don't order any bits yet, but remove the caliper from the bike but leave the hydraulic brake line attached, also remove the wire retaining loop from the swing arm as it give a lot more movement to work. (helps stop pipe work kinking)
Remove pads then slip a piece of 10 or 12mm ply between the pistons and then slowly press brake pedal by hand watching the pistons to see if they both move evenly, you will then also be able to see if the pistons are rusty or scored, if ok give them a gentle clean with some brake cleaner dry them off and apply some water proof Red Rubber grease to the pistons, then crack open one bleed screw and twist the piece of ply and it will gently push the piston back home, undo the bleed screw on the other pot and do the same just before each piston stop travelling nip the bleed screw up, jobs done no need to bleed, rehang the caliper and refit the loop to the swing arm.[size=1em]Good old Dazzer :thumbup seems like sound advice to me. [/size]
His advice was hang on and don't order any bits yet, but remove the caliper from the bike but leave the hydraulic brake line attached, also remove the wire retaining loop from the swing arm as it give a lot more movement to work. (helps stop pipe work kinking)
Remove pads then slip a piece of 10 or 12mm ply between the pistons and then slowly press brake pedal by hand watching the pistons to see if they both move evenly, you will then also be able to see if the pistons are rusty or scored, if ok give them a gentle clean with some brake cleaner dry them off and apply some water proof Red Rubber grease to the pistons, then crack open one bleed screw and twist the piece of ply and it will gently push the piston back home, undo the bleed screw on the other pot and do the same just before each piston stop travelling nip the bleed screw up, jobs done no need to bleed, rehang the caliper and refit the loop to the swing arm.[size=1em]Good old Dazzer :thumbup seems like sound advice to me. [/size]