brake cleaner

[cearnshaw]

is it OK to blast into the caliper with pads in place or do you need to take everything apart? TA
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Honda XR 125, 2007 Bandit 650

[TUG]

Um, if it was me i would take the pads out to clean the pistons propperly by pumping them out a little bit but that depends how far out they are already, if there on the end of their stroke dont pump them out at all and just clean em with a tooth brush etc. Am unsure it will soak into the pads so cant comment on keeping them in.
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[alien.46.uk]

Take the callipers off their mounts, stick a spanner or screw driver between the pads, pump the pistons out then use the cleaner and a tooth brush to give them a spruce, should only take an hour tops.
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2007 Kawasaki ZX10R :: 1998 Kawasaki ZX-9R - SOLD
1998 Yamaha FZS600 Fazer - SOLD :: 1994 Aprilia Pegaso 125 - SOLD

[Pie-Roe]

I regularly give mine a quick shimmy of the can of cleaner. Although now I wear glasses, since when I was doing my front's the other month, it sprayed off, hit me in the eye and caused to cry uncontrollably for over 2 hours.
Nasty shizzle

Pyro
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