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Posted: **Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:22 am**

Guys 'n Gals, I just have to tell somebody about this situation I discovered on my bike! They say misery loves company......... Anyway, Thanks to Frenchy & his wife, I have a set of rebuild kits for my front brake calipers. ('82 GL1100) Well, as the riding season fast approaches, I thought I'd tackle that job. And, you'll never believe what I found! Understand that the front brakes were working, not that well, but working. I pulled both the calipers off and begun to try and get the pistons out. The more I pressurized them & tried, the more goop I found. I have finally decided that whoever did these calipers last time, reassembled them using Blue RTV Silicone GLUE, instead of silicon grease. The pistons, floating pins, seals.......... everything.......... is all GLUED together with blue RTV. There's no way I can get these guys to come apart and clean up. DAMN!!

Luckily, I found a set of good, operational calipers on eBay for $30. Sorry folks........ I just had to vent some frustration to somebody that might understand! John

Posted: **Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:14 pm**

Glad to hear it came together after jsmx

Posted: **Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:17 pm**

Boy, the previous owner either had a death wish or could,t read english!

Posted: **Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:14 pm**

There Are Idiots Among Us... Just Glad Your Not One And That You Discovered The Problem Before It Discovered You....

Posted: **Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:20 pm**

Hope you didn't buy the bike from one of us

Posted: **Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:03 pm**

Held together with RTV???????

Posted: **Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:23 pm**

Frenchy wrote:Held together with RTV???????

Yeah, Frenchy, RTV - - - the blue kind. I honestly don't see how somebody could possibly make that mistake. I guess it's a perfect example of how anything than can possibly go wrong, will. Hey! Ain't that called "Murphy's Law"?

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:04 am**

Boy this is a tough crowd! He HAD to use RTV,baling wire don't work on disc brakes

God Bless!
Ron

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:03 am**

hmratbam wrote:Boy this is a tough crowd! He HAD to use RTV,baling wire don't work on disc brakes God Bless!
Ron

LOL, I'd Expect That From You Ron....

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:37 pm**

maybe he wanted to see what would happen if he locked up the front wheel

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