Calipers/Pistons
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:34 pm
im currently onto the job of resolving (well trying) to improve my back brake from not working and making shit to better,
i cant source the pistons cheap enough for me to warrant buying them, seeing as the back brake is rarely use,
on inspection its not hard to see why they are crap, mine are all gunked up with crap rubber dirt etc, so i thought i quickly take the piston onto the course polishing wheel, and its come up as good as new, there are a few small pits on the outside lip, which ill take the Wet & Dry too smoothen out as to not damage the dust seal on rebuild.
i have new seals and im going to give the calipers a lick of paint as the powder coaters sandblaster went i bit psychotic and has damaged the internals where the pistons are house which isnt good.
is there actually any need to ever replace a piston?
they seem salvageable, (understanderbly i damaged the last set of pistons as they were seized).
i cant source the pistons cheap enough for me to warrant buying them, seeing as the back brake is rarely use,
on inspection its not hard to see why they are crap, mine are all gunked up with crap rubber dirt etc, so i thought i quickly take the piston onto the course polishing wheel, and its come up as good as new, there are a few small pits on the outside lip, which ill take the Wet & Dry too smoothen out as to not damage the dust seal on rebuild.
i have new seals and im going to give the calipers a lick of paint as the powder coaters sandblaster went i bit psychotic and has damaged the internals where the pistons are house which isnt good.
is there actually any need to ever replace a piston?
they seem salvageable, (understanderbly i damaged the last set of pistons as they were seized).
