How to Video: Replacing Caliper Seals for VFR400

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How to Video: Replacing Caliper Seals for VFR400

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp_dNJpsswk

another video for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

Mods if you want you can make this a sticky too.
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Re: How to Video: Replacing Caliper Seals for VFR400

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haha 'howya rosie'!!!!! brilliant!!!
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Re: How to Video: Replacing Caliper Seals for VFR400

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nice one mate!! just watched your fork seal one too :grin:

are those early type forks you have too??
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Re: How to Video: Replacing Caliper Seals for VFR400

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Your videos are going to come in handy very soon!

Keep them coming :pray:
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Re: How to Video: Replacing Caliper Seals for VFR400

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I wouldn't recommend cleaning the seal grooves with a steel scraper. A brass brush is better, it won't remove "good" material. Remove too much good material from the fluid seal's groove and you'll end up with a leak which either will leak fluid out, or air in, or both.

Otherwise very useful and informative!
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Re: How to Video: Replacing Caliper Seals for VFR400

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But of course amorti.
The caliper are ally and therefore softer than steel so susceptible to damage but you need to be going crazy to significantly score the groove.
The brass brush is good but it doesn't get out 22 years of shite and crud!
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