Rear brake rebuild

[Slippy]

Have a fzs600 2002. Bought some rear caliper break seals of wemoto. The piston seal fitted like a glove but the dust seal was a struggle. Looks to big but does fit with a bit of faffing.


Trying to put the piston back into the caliper and it won't budge past the the dust seal anyone got advice ?


Cheers

[Trebus]

Have you fully scraped out any corrosion that’s in the groove. Sometimes hard to see but can make the difference. I have known aftermarket dust seals to be a bit hit and miss, sometimes you can get away with reusing the old one. In a bind I’ve had them where they’ve expanded and cut a small section out, then glue back together. Not ideal but can work!

[darrsi]

Use plenty of Red Rubber Grease.

[Slippy]

Have you fully scraped out any corrosion that’s in the groove. Sometimes hard to see but can make the difference. I have known aftermarket dust seals to be a bit hit and miss, sometimes you can get away with reusing the old one. In a bind I’ve had them where they’ve expanded and cut a small section out, then glue back together. Not ideal but can work!

I scraped out all the corrosion, was like white dust. They really seem to just be around 2-3mm to big. The old ones are in the bin. Might try cutting and gluing.

[bandit]

[quote author=Trebus link=topic=25550.msg301713#msg301713 date=1565895935]
Have you fully scraped out any corrosion that’s in the groove. Sometimes hard to see but can make the difference. I have known aftermarket dust seals to be a bit hit and miss, sometimes you can get away with reusing the old one. In a bind I’ve had them where they’ve expanded and cut a small section out, then glue back together. Not ideal but can work!

I scraped out all the corrosion, was like white dust. They really seem to just be around 2-3mm to big. The old ones are in the bin. Might try cutting and gluing.
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Unfortunately this has cropped up before about rear brake seals from Wemoto .

[unfazed]

Buy them here instead, great to deal with and they specialise in brakes, both car and bike.
https://powerhouse.uk/content/motorcycle...l-kits.php

[fazersharp]

Buy them here instead, great to deal with and they specialise in brakes, both car and bike.
https://powerhouse.uk/content/motorcycle...l-kits.php

Looking at their site they can do our rear brake rebuild for £45. Sounds good to me -send it in and let them do the whole thing and deal with any seized bits.

[Slippy]

[quote author=unfazed link=topic=25550.msg301744#msg301744 date=1565975445]
Buy them here instead, great to deal with and they specialise in brakes, both car and bike.
https://powerhouse.uk/content/motorcycle...l-kits.php

Looking at their site they can do our rear brake rebuild for £45. Sounds good to me -send it in and let them do the whole thing and deal with any seized bits.
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Got the brake seal kit from power house on order. And the brakes are fully taken apart and cleaned so they are ready to go back together.

[bandit]

[quote author=fazersharp link=topic=25550.msg301822#msg301822 date=1566147184]
[quote author=unfazed link=topic=25550.msg301744#msg301744 date=1565975445]
Buy them here instead, great to deal with and they specialise in brakes, both car and bike.
https://powerhouse.uk/content/motorcycle...l-kits.php

Looking at their site they can do our rear brake rebuild for £45. Sounds good to me -send it in and let them do the whole thing and deal with any seized bits.
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Got the brake seal kit from power house on order. And the brakes are fully taken apart and cleaned so they are ready to go back together.
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Slippy, if you still have the Wemoto dust seals can you let us know if they're larger/difference between them & the Powerhouse ones when they arrive please.