Front brake callipers - rebuild or replace?
Hi,
I'm resurrecting a very low mileage '99 SV650 which stood idle for many, many years and have hit a snag with the front brakes. Once the seized pad retaining pins were out (blowtorch and Knippex pliers..) I could see the pistons were scabby with rust and the seals on some of them were protruding slightly and looking a little frayed. I'm guessing it was locked away wet and salty after it's first winter and not used again. Oh and it did spend a year or two under a cover behind a bloke's house - by the seaside if the state of the fasteners is anything to go by.
Anyhoo, connecting the callipers to a M/C I found they wouldn't come out any further and neither would they push back in. Now I'm sure I can get the pistons out, even if I have to heat them up and weld a strap across their mouths, but given that'll take me some time I haven't really got, plus I'm worried about the state of the bores, I wonder if there's suitable modern callipers I can buy off the shelf.
Any advice on the best purchase/home rebuild/send-away-for-rebuild route?
Thanks In Advance
Richard
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