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Date Posted: 1/04/05 20:41:17
Author: BigMIK
Subject: Re: ZZR1100 caliper pistons
In reply to: Phil 's message, "Re: ZZR1100 caliper pistons" on 29/03/05 21:41:55

i used a set of maulgrips, as i didnt have a vice. a compressed air line can get the things to pop out.
Also i took the calipers off the forks pumped the lever, the jammed the moving pistons till the "siezed" ones moved out, so i didnt have to far to pull em out.
if you have trouble bleeding them back i found that bleeding te brakes as noraml left them spongy. top the resevoir up with oil ( sorry fluid) then cable tie the lever back to the bar over night, then re bleed in morning just to get the last bubbles out the caliper.
I replaced with double HH sintered gold pads. These also took 150 miles to bed in before i gained decent feedback from them, now at over 600 miles they are as sharp as a pin, and thats on standard lines. Though it did show up i neede to tighten the head race bearings.

>Thanks for the info, for a full set of pistons incl.
>seals is £131.60 from those guys -not a bad price at
>all considering I got quoted twice that from a Kawsaki
>dealer (always worth trying just for the laugh). Yep,
>the pistons were so badly seized in the calipers I had
>to butcher them to get them out.
>
>Phil
>
>>In the wheels and brakes section SCIMIDOG posted
>>
>>For the seals take a look at
>>www.123bikes.co.uk
>>
>>i think they worked out around 50ish quid for the
>>seals, sorry i didnt look at piston prices, are the
>>pistons that bad?
>>
>>
>>
>>>Also, has anybody experience of after market calipers
>>>for the ZZR1100 i.e. Pretech, Harrison etc.
>>>
>>>>I seem to remember a posting here for a source of
>>>>cheap caliper pistons/seal kits but can't find it
>>-can
>>>>anybody enlighten me? Better still, anybody know of
>a
>>>>supplier of stainless pistons? Thanks, Phil

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