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Originally Posted by kwak zzr
your doing a good cleaning job there matey keep it up  |
Cheers fella - I'm feeling pretty proud, but I know I have a long way to go.
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Originally Posted by petevtwin650
I see you have parafin there, are you gonna clean your chain and front sprocket too?
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Yeah, thats the plan. The chain defo needs a god clean. So I may as well do the front sprocket, if doing the rear one & the cahin. I was using a combo of parafin & wd40 to clean the swingarm.
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Originally Posted by petevtwin650
I personally would disconnect the caliper from the torque arm and hang it from the rear footpeg, with a zip tie or hanger made from wire, just in case you spray WD40 in that direction. Not a problem as you're gonna get new pads though.
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I had the white dish cloth (exhaust) covering the pads, but the inner most one looks a little mashed. So I just got new pads this morning. Only ?15 from my local parts shop for Ferodo pads. Not too bad I thought.
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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris
Dependin on how long it's sat for I would be tempted to strip and grease the caliper properly. Just shoving the pistons back with brute force and ignorance will shaft the seals incredibly quickly. A healthy piston will move back with thumb pressure, even from my knackered thumb lol
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I would like to strip and grease the caliper properly, but there are a couple of things putting me off.
1) Never done it before! I like having my hand held!! Although it's not a crucial as c0cking up the front brakes!
2) The Haynes manual makes the caliper assembly look extra complicated!!!
3) I assume it would mean the bleeding of the caliper, or rather emptying of the caliper. The front brakes seemed tricky to bleed, and the back seems to have a tiny reservoir etc.
I will grab the Haynes manual, and start reading!
Oh, BTW, is there anything special to be done in the cush drive, while I have the wheel off? It looks pretty clean in there, but as I will be doing the wheel and sprocket, is there anything I should know?