Rear caliper bolts seized. - SV650.org

24-06-10, 06:30 PM

Hello peeps,

Itook my bike to a local garage in Slough and i was told that i need a new rear caliper as the bolts have sized....Is there anything i can do to fix it or should i trust the mechanic?

24-06-10, 08:44 PM

Why did you take your bike to a garage? What is the problem? Which bolts are they saying are seized?

andrewsmith · 24-06-10, 09:02 PM

depends which 1's most can be stripped and replaced

Most mechanics say there goosed if the bolts have siezed.
That is what release oil and impact drivers if for

24-06-10, 10:40 PM

I have had problems adjusting the clutch as mentioned on a different thread...turned out i need a new clutch cable....while the bike was at the garage i thought why not change the rear pads that were almost worn out at the same time as i (unfortunately) live in a flat and havent got a garden or an extensive "collection" of tools to do it myself.i ll take pics tomorrow and i ll post them. the f£&ng mechanic actually rounded off one of the allen bolts on the caliper....i ll use my dremel to cut across it and take it back.....

andrewsmith · 24-06-10, 10:50 PM

The mechanic should remedy a damaged part if he's rounded it.
Just seen your location you should be going to spanner man. search his name on the org (edit http://www.stewarts-motorcycles.co.uk/links.html)

It'll be worth the money if need be

Sid Squid · 24-06-10, 10:53 PM

Take the caliper off, find/make/improvise a suitable anvil that supports the back of the caliper fully, and then with a drift hit the head of the bolt properly hard, and I really mean hard. This does two things, it shocks the threads and it also depresses the material under bolt head such that the bolt is no longer tight. If you've done it right the bolts will be barely more than finger tight.

In a previous incarnation the same caliper had 14mm hex headed bolts instead of the same bolt with a pathetically inadequate 6mm recess, they didn't round as easily.

24-06-10, 11:37 PM

This is my 1st ever Suzuki, but with all my previous bikes 1 Kawasaki and 4 Hondas, you could change pads without removing caliper.
This would not solve your seized bolt but would get you new pads.
If this is not the case with Suzuki, I will no doubt find out before year is out.

SMcG

24-06-10, 06:30 PM	#1
panosm Guest Posts: n/a	Rear caliper bolts seized. Hello peeps, Itook my bike to a local garage in Slough and i was told that i need a new rear caliper as the bolts have sized....Is there anything i can do to fix it or should i trust the mechanic?

24-06-10, 08:44 PM	#2
Rocket Guest Posts: n/a	Re: rear caliper Why did you take your bike to a garage? What is the problem? Which bolts are they saying are seized?

24-06-10, 09:02 PM	#3
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: rear caliper depends which 1's most can be stripped and replaced Most mechanics say there goosed if the bolts have siezed. That is what release oil and impact drivers if for __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

24-06-10, 10:40 PM	#4
panosm Guest Posts: n/a	Re: rear caliper I have had problems adjusting the clutch as mentioned on a different thread...turned out i need a new clutch cable....while the bike was at the garage i thought why not change the rear pads that were almost worn out at the same time as i (unfortunately) live in a flat and havent got a garden or an extensive "collection" of tools to do it myself.i ll take pics tomorrow and i ll post them. the f£&ng mechanic actually rounded off one of the allen bolts on the caliper....i ll use my dremel to cut across it and take it back.....

24-06-10, 10:50 PM	#5
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: rear caliper The mechanic should remedy a damaged part if he's rounded it. Just seen your location you should be going to spanner man. search his name on the org (edit http://www.stewarts-motorcycles.co.uk/links.html) It'll be worth the money if need be __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi Last edited by andrewsmith; 24-06-10 at 10:52 PM.

24-06-10, 10:53 PM	#6
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: rear caliper Take the caliper off, find/make/improvise a suitable anvil that supports the back of the caliper fully, and then with a drift hit the head of the bolt properly hard, and I really mean hard. This does two things, it shocks the threads and it also depresses the material under bolt head such that the bolt is no longer tight. If you've done it right the bolts will be barely more than finger tight. In a previous incarnation the same caliper had 14mm hex headed bolts instead of the same bolt with a pathetically inadequate 6mm recess, they didn't round as easily. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

24-06-10, 11:37 PM	#7
Stephen McG Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Rear caliper bolts seized. This is my 1st ever Suzuki, but with all my previous bikes 1 Kawasaki and 4 Hondas, you could change pads without removing caliper. This would not solve your seized bolt but would get you new pads. If this is not the case with Suzuki, I will no doubt find out before year is out. SMcG

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