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touching base before i make a mistake (reassemble of rebuilt front brakes)
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21 Dec 2007 19:30 #186005
by primemover
touching base before i make a mistake (reassemble of rebuilt front brakes) was created by primemover
Hi all...
i have finshed a repainting (rebuild) of my 1978 KZ400 front calipers.... (will be using original o-rings/seals and no one carries OME anymore)...
anyway, i have NOT yet reassembled things, but will soon...
What i plan to do is the following (please comment on the logic or lack-there-of):
- clean up all areas where "crush washers" will go (i'm using new ones)
- put old seals (still ok-ish) into caliper
- insert cleaned piston
- insert old pads (they have MUCH life left in them)
- mount mast. cyl. on handle bars
- rout brake lines (original) as appropriate
- reconnect all fittings for brake lines
- mount caliper on forks
- make sure all is "proper"
- TORQUE up all fits per specs
- fill system, bleed
?
does all this sound ok?
thanks...
- prime
i have finshed a repainting (rebuild) of my 1978 KZ400 front calipers.... (will be using original o-rings/seals and no one carries OME anymore)...
anyway, i have NOT yet reassembled things, but will soon...
What i plan to do is the following (please comment on the logic or lack-there-of):
- clean up all areas where "crush washers" will go (i'm using new ones)
- put old seals (still ok-ish) into caliper
- insert cleaned piston
- insert old pads (they have MUCH life left in them)
- mount mast. cyl. on handle bars
- rout brake lines (original) as appropriate
- reconnect all fittings for brake lines
- mount caliper on forks
- make sure all is "proper"
- TORQUE up all fits per specs
- fill system, bleed
?
does all this sound ok?
thanks...
- prime
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21 Dec 2007 20:24 #186012
by hardr0ck68
1977 kz650 c1
bought it because I was told it would never run again...I like to prove people wrong.
Replied by hardr0ck68 on topic touching base before i make a mistake (reassemble of rebuilt front brakes)
sounds like exactly what i did to my bike!!
Good luck getting everything to bleed! :blink: It is not an easy task!
Good luck getting everything to bleed! :blink: It is not an easy task!
1977 kz650 c1
bought it because I was told it would never run again...I like to prove people wrong.
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