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.
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
Excellent. Thanks very much.
IF you can find one it's sometimes cheaper to buy a functioning caliper rather than paying for refurb parts!
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(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.
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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
I'd have thought there's plenty of used FZS600 rear calipers around, with all the people upgrading to the FZS1000 caliper
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.
(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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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
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
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
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