Brake Caliper cleaning Question
 

My rear brake caliper could do with a clean and i am not very technically minded.

As brakes are an essential safety part of the bike i dont want to mess it up.

How easy is it for a complete non mechanically minded person to strip and clean the rear caliper?

Need this sorting before the GM and dont want to have to put it into a "shop" and pay stupid prices.

Thank you.

Re: Brake Caliper cleaning Question
 

Get a Haynes manual and it's not a hard job. Stripped mine last year and rebuilt in about 2 hours.

Tbh the hanyes told me nothing. Searching the net, these forums and a bit of houseproudness paid off. The best thing the haynes did was made me aware that the dust seals had to be a certain way round but the official engineers manual did the same.

Re: Brake Caliper cleaning Question
 

would you like Lance to come up and help?

I have a Haynes manual but it makes no sense to me I'm afraid. Told you I am a complete biff when it comes to technical / mechanical stuff.

Lance I can arrange to drop the bike off at yours if you want?

Re: Brake Caliper cleaning Question
 

just the calliper will do.

in fact i will be available tomorrow night (sunday) after my run. so should get to you around 8pm if thats ok?

If thats good for you and you don't mind mate I'll be in