I put Nikone fork seals in mine and they leaked just as badly as before I'd changed them. Took them out and fitted genuine Yamaha ones and no leaks......
What are the general feelings about replacing non leaking brake seals?
According to the service book, every 2 years fluid and seal replacement which seems slightly excessive to me.
(11-02-14, 06:42 PM)tomjimtom link Wrote:What are the general feelings about replacing non leaking brake seals?
According to the service book, every 2 years fluid and seal replacement which seems slightly excessive to me.
Two years for the fluid is fair enough as it absorbs moisture, but I'm guessing a lot don't stick to that.
As for the seals at two years I don't know anybody who does that, but maybe somebody who likes spending money and dismantling brake callipers does it .
Its not a bad thing to do, as you do get a build up of crud (road shite, ali corrosion, brake dust) that builds up around the seals. even if they are not sticking after two years of use a strip down and clean up would make the brake operate fair more effectively as well as benefiting from fresh brake fluid.
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Awesome cheers rusty that is ideal I've downloaded that manual now thanks. Yeah I thought it used to be there deadeye, they probably found out what people were doing and have removed it to increase the chances of people buying from them I guess. Thanks for the help.
(11-02-14, 07:35 PM)Fizzy Pies link Wrote:[quote author=limax2 link=topic=11614.msg126299#msg126299 date=1392142045]
Two years for the fluid is fair enough as it absorbs moisture, but I'm guessing a lot don't stick to that.
As for the seals at two years I don't know anybody who does that, but maybe somebody who likes spending money and dismantling brake calipers does it .
I hate spending money,
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Fizzy Pies, I fear my earlier response to tomjimtom may have been misunderstood, I wasn't suggesting you like spending money, that was some fictitious person who existed only in my imagination (or maybe it's my wife?).
Also I wasn't suggesting you shouldn't clean the calipers and pistons more often, (as Deefer suggests), just that changing the seals every two years seems a bit much for normal use, imho.
P.S. If any of that doesn't make sense, then take it as a warning on the evils of drink on a young impressionable mind.