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19-11-14, 05:25 PM

Overhauled my front brake calipers at the weekend.
I’ve seen a few threads on here, so maybe re-inventing the wheel, but as I took pictures along the way,
I thought I’d produce a write up which may be useful to anyone doing this for the 1st time.
Bike is 2010 SV650S with 23,000 miles on the clock, ridden all year round.
For this reason, I wasn’t too precious about getting every surface of the caliper looking shiny, instead I
concentrated on getting the vital moving/sliding parts clean & serviceable.
Any comments, useful hints & tips, better ways of doing things are always welcome to improve/simplify the process.

The Materials/Tools I Used:

2 bags labelled LH & RH to keep all your bits together with each caliper.
12mm socket for the banjo bolts.
14mm socket for the caliper mounting bolts.
Small pliers.
Worksop Blue Roll for protecting bike from brake fluid and general wiping up.
G-Clamp, kitchen foil, 4 x 10p coins (banjo isolation).
Open-ended spanners or similar for piston removal spacers.
4” Paintbrush with cut down bristles.
Paraffin.
Shallow plastic bowl/tray general cleaning (surplus cat litter tray is perfect !).
Wooden BBQ Skewer for cleaning seal grooves.
Cif kitchen Cream cleaner (I bottled out of using the dishwasher !).
Toothbrush.
Pack of Scotchbrite Cleaning Pads.
2 x Caliper Seal kit (I used OEM).
Red Rubber Grease.
Copaslip.

With the calipers still on the bike, I cracked the banjo bolts and nipped back up for easier removal later on.
Remove caliper mounting bolts, then remove the pad retaining pin R-clip (don’t lose it) & pin.
You can now remove your pads.
Now you can see what winter riding does to your calipers.
1. LH Caliper.jpg2. RH Caliper.jpg

19-11-14, 05:25 PM	#1
SV_archie99 Guest Posts: n/a	Brake Caliper Overhaul - Bit of a How To Overhauled my front brake calipers at the weekend. I’ve seen a few threads on here, so maybe re-inventing the wheel, but as I took pictures along the way, I thought I’d produce a write up which may be useful to anyone doing this for the 1st time. Bike is 2010 SV650S with 23,000 miles on the clock, ridden all year round. For this reason, I wasn’t too precious about getting every surface of the caliper looking shiny, instead I concentrated on getting the vital moving/sliding parts clean & serviceable. Any comments, useful hints & tips, better ways of doing things are always welcome to improve/simplify the process. The Materials/Tools I Used: 2 bags labelled LH & RH to keep all your bits together with each caliper. 12mm socket for the banjo bolts. 14mm socket for the caliper mounting bolts. Small pliers. Worksop Blue Roll for protecting bike from brake fluid and general wiping up. G-Clamp, kitchen foil, 4 x 10p coins (banjo isolation). Open-ended spanners or similar for piston removal spacers. 4” Paintbrush with cut down bristles. Paraffin. Shallow plastic bowl/tray general cleaning (surplus cat litter tray is perfect !). Wooden BBQ Skewer for cleaning seal grooves. Cif kitchen Cream cleaner (I bottled out of using the dishwasher !). Toothbrush. Pack of Scotchbrite Cleaning Pads. 2 x Caliper Seal kit (I used OEM). Red Rubber Grease. Copaslip. With the calipers still on the bike, I cracked the banjo bolts and nipped back up for easier removal later on. Remove caliper mounting bolts, then remove the pad retaining pin R-clip (don’t lose it) & pin. You can now remove your pads. Now you can see what winter riding does to your calipers. 1. LH Caliper.jpg2. RH Caliper.jpg Last edited by SV_archie99; 19-11-14 at 05:59 PM.