rear caliper piston removal
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bagger13
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rear caliper piston removal
Rebuilding the rear brakes on my 78 I got the piston removed on the bleed niple side with a grease gun, how do I get the other one out?
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Goboy
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Re: rear caliper piston removal
I think I used air, split the caliper apart, then you should have access to fluid passage.
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1978 GL1000
Previous bikes: 05 Yamaha FJR 1300, 79 Suzuki GS 1000, 75 Yamaha XS 650, 73 Kawasaki S2 350
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1978 GL1000
Previous bikes: 05 Yamaha FJR 1300, 79 Suzuki GS 1000, 75 Yamaha XS 650, 73 Kawasaki S2 350
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cbrianroll
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Re: rear caliper piston removal
Pretty sure I used air for all my disassembly, been s while a d they weren't really crusty.
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Lucien Harpress
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Re: rear caliper piston removal
Air is usually sufficient unless there are REALLY wedged in there. Grease gun is definitely a "when all else fails" solution.
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1980 KZ1300- Bike's Haunted
1976 GL1000 (Yellow)- Behaving Itself Rather Nicely
1974 Velosolex 3800- Better Than Walking
1972 CB750- Learning The Joys of 4 Cable Carbs
1969 CT90- The Most Fun You Can Have on 90ccs.
1965 CA77 Dream- Needs a Full Teardown, but Complete
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ritalz
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Re: rear caliper piston removal
Clean the first piston up a bit and push it back in slightly. Put in a block to stop the first one and pump out the second one with more grease. Should be able to get them both out now for a full cleanup of the caliper. Works for me.
Al
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2003 Goldwing Daily Rider
1975 Goldwing 'Max'
1984 Goldwing New Bagger Project
1976 Goldwing 'Grocery Getter' Sold
1985 Goldwing Interstate 'NCC-1985' sold
1981 Silverwing Sold
1982 Goldeing Project Sold
1981 Goldwing Parted Out
1983 Goldwing Project Sold
1973 CB500F Long Gone
1966 CL77 First Street Bike
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Re: rear caliper piston removal
this ^^^
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bagger13
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Re: rear caliper piston removal
The one is really stuck, tried a block of wood and some grease came free a little but pushed the other back in , gonna try a c clamp on the one that was out and try and force the other out