(29-03-20, 07:36 PM)fazersharp link Wrote:I am hoping the pistons are ok. Why would I need to be splitting the body ?
- Nipples - Im thinking if I knacker the old ones somehow. When I did the front years ago I could not get the threads to stop weeping so I think I brought some new ones in the end.
- Hmmm - I will waste it so 500ml sounds ok
- The pads you suggest sound perfect.
- Rear seals number 5 here https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/parts/415...nd-caliper £29
And a basic question do I pop the pistons out then take the seals out and clean in and around their seats, replace with new then push the cleaned and inspected pistons back in. I will be taking the caliper off and doing it on a bench.Do I need to do anything with the master cylinder.
Yes, if you think you'll shear them, but you don't need stainless. In most case the weep because people over tighten them and bugger the seat in the caliper buying new nipples will have little effect.
The rear pistons don't fair well and in most cases need replacing, only by inspection can you tell, but if you've not got them and yours are shot you've got to wait and reorder, that costs more. Your choice.
All depends how you get the pistons out, these rears can be a real pain to remove even with hydraulic pressure. Often the only way is to split the caliper and twist them out, that can't be done with the caliper whole but you run the risk of damaging the pistons, if damaged enough the can't be reused. If you split it and you've not got the seal, you run the risk of it leaking should you reuse it, it will leak.
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