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timwilky · 08-03-05, 06:25 AM

when I got to changing my pads, I noticed the dust seals being dragged out by the pistons. So bought new seals.

The manual states that the seals are wedge shaped, but I am blowed if I can tell which side is bigger, I have mic'd them and there is not a thou (0.0254mm for the young uns apparently) in it.

Is the manual having me on or are some seals parallel?. BTW bought from Slingers so should be genuine Suzuki spares.

08-03-05, 07:56 AM

I've changed the seals but I can't remember if they were wedge shaped or not. I seem to remember that they were, but I cannot be 100%. I still have a set in the shed. If I remember I will have a look tonight.

Oh and what is a thou??? Talk metric to me!

08-03-05, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scoobs

Oh and what is a thou??? Talk metric to me!

0.0254 of a mm

or too you an me m8

Fec*in small

Sid Squid · 08-03-05, 05:32 PM

Manual says they're wedge shaped, reality says they ain't.

rictus01 · 08-03-05, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scoobs

Oh and what is a thou??? Talk metric to me!

benchmark rizla fag paper, packet lid 10 thou.

Cheers Mark.

timwilky · 08-03-05, 06:15 PM

when milling, strip compo soaked paper was 3 thou.

I started my working career in a toolroom where at times we were grinding gauges to 10ths of a thou.

All my mics, DTI, bore gauges etc are imperial and I see no point in replacing perfectly good instrumentation when a £5 calculator lets me do the conversion anyway.

Beside which who ever has heard of a 300 mil rule, it is a 12" rule. Yes rule not ruler, and what bloke has ever said he has got 200mm

08-03-05, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timwilky

when I got to changing my pads, I noticed the dust seals being dragged out by the pistons. So bought new seals.

The manual states that the seals are wedge shaped, but I am blowed if I can tell which side is bigger, I have mic'd them and there is not a thou (0.0254mm for the young uns apparently) in it.

Is the manual having me on or are some seals parallel?. BTW bought from Slingers so should be genuine Suzuki spares.

the dust seal is not wedge shaped but the piston seal is.

08-03-05, 06:25 AM	#1
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	brake seals when I got to changing my pads, I noticed the dust seals being dragged out by the pistons. So bought new seals. The manual states that the seals are wedge shaped, but I am blowed if I can tell which side is bigger, I have mic'd them and there is not a thou (0.0254mm for the young uns apparently) in it. Is the manual having me on or are some seals parallel?. BTW bought from Slingers so should be genuine Suzuki spares. __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

08-03-05, 05:32 PM	#4
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Manual says they're wedge shaped, reality says they ain't. __________________ 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"

08-03-05, 06:15 PM	#6
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	when milling, strip compo soaked paper was 3 thou. I started my working career in a toolroom where at times we were grinding gauges to 10ths of a thou. All my mics, DTI, bore gauges etc are imperial and I see no point in replacing perfectly good instrumentation when a £5 calculator lets me do the conversion anyway. Beside which who ever has heard of a 300 mil rule, it is a 12" rule. Yes rule not ruler, and what bloke has ever said he has got 200mm __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

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08-03-05, 07:56 AM	#2
Scoobs Guest Posts: n/a	I've changed the seals but I can't remember if they were wedge shaped or not. I seem to remember that they were, but I cannot be 100%. I still have a set in the shed. If I remember I will have a look tonight. Oh and what is a thou??? Talk metric to me!