octapusfoot Derestricted Danger
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Kickstart The Oracle
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Posted: 17:58 - 17 Apr 2004 Post subject: |
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Hi
Possible that they are trying to stich you up. However it is possible the seals are screwed up (and the seals are not that cheap), but to be honest they are fairly common calipers (think the same ones are used on the 1200 Bandit, but not certain) and it might be cheaper to just buy some decent 2nd hand calipers.
£60 is probably 1~2 hours labour and would be a reasonable time for a mechanic to spend cleaning the calipers up and doing a fairly good job. However if they have them far enough apart to check the seals properly then the amount of extra time to fit new seals is tiny (although it might take them a day or 2 to receive new seals after ordering them).
The seals normally come in a set for a single caliper. £20 (ie, half the £40) is probably about right (maybe slightly cheap) for a set of seals. To be honest if I were replacing a seal in a caliper I would replace all the seals in that caliper.
Also worth pointing out that bleeding brakes when the system is empty of fluid can be a real pain, but I would expect them to be expecting such problems. They might well also be having problems with the brake hoses, and you might well get told you need new ones of those (cost is about £11 each hose from Busters for basic ones, plus a few pounds for each banjo bolt).
Overall I would say they might be taking advantage of you, but what they are saying is still perfectly possible. Without seeing what they have found I am afraid to say I would have to trust them.
All the best
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kev I Hump Things
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