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06-04-13, 01:31 PM

So just stripped out the front calipers on my mrs bike as the front brakes where pretty much non existent.

What I found was no dust seals at all, seized in pistons and a right mess. So I stripped it all out as best I could and rebuilt just using the old fluid seals for now, bled the brakes and gave it a test but it seems like the pistons are still a bit sticky on the front end causing the pads to catch on the disc a tad.

Will this ease with time? Ive looked at new seal kits @£20 each and then the pins @£10 each, tbh ive seen complete caliper sets cheaper on auction sites so im wondering whether to scrap the calipers and go with a good condition set of used ones?

What would u do?

06-04-13, 01:31 PM	#1
Fowlersrs Guest Posts: n/a	Calipers rebuilt, still dragging a bit. So just stripped out the front calipers on my mrs bike as the front brakes where pretty much non existent. What I found was no dust seals at all, seized in pistons and a right mess. So I stripped it all out as best I could and rebuilt just using the old fluid seals for now, bled the brakes and gave it a test but it seems like the pistons are still a bit sticky on the front end causing the pads to catch on the disc a tad. Will this ease with time? Ive looked at new seal kits @£20 each and then the pins @£10 each, tbh ive seen complete caliper sets cheaper on auction sites so im wondering whether to scrap the calipers and go with a good condition set of used ones? What would u do?