price of a caliper strip down and repair??

[ikkledivel]

Just a quick question..

How much do people think i should be expecting to pay for a full caliper strip down and repair (piston seals popping out after a cleaning disaster!), cleaning of the other front and back brake and replacement of the headstock bearing (and possibly the front wheel bearing!)??? Im just trying to get a rough idea of a price as i dont honestly have a clue but also dont want to be "taken for a ride" due to being an inept mechanically minded girl

Also does anyone know of a decent garage I can go to around the manchester university area??

Thanks
Nic

ps its a gsxr 600 srad 99 if that makes a difference......
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Current bike - Triumph Daytona SE 09 (white & blue). Previous bikes. Suzuki GSXR 600 SRAD, Aprilia RS125 02 (sold) "Reality is a nice place to visit, but I wouldnt want to live there!!"
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[Kickstart]

Hi

For the calipers it is a touch more difficult being 4 piston calipers (it is very easy on twin piston sliding calipers), just purely because there is probably not enough clearance to get the pistons out before splitting the calipers. New seals (and possibly pistons) will add to the price. Assuming nothing too nasty then maybe 3 hours labour from a decent mechanic to remove the calipers, strip them down, clean them up, replace the seals / pistons, refit and bleed the system (this is assuming both calipers). They might manage to do it a bit quicker.

The Suzuki rear calipers are a total pain. The pins that hold the pads in place seize in position and make life difficult. As such cleaning it up could be a simple short job or a nightmare, depending on how well maintained it has been in the past.

Steering head bearings are a couple of hours work as the forks, etc need to come out.

All the best

Keith
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[ikkledivel]

So im looking at a fair amount of cash then in worse case scenario and a month of living on beans on toast....??

Ive only had the bike since march and have tried to keep on top of the basic maintenace and when bought it had had a full service, so hopefully the back brake shouldnt be in too bad a shape (the gunk on the front wasnt too bad in all honesty) but unfortunately im not sure how well kept it was before me.
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Current bike - Triumph Daytona SE 09 (white & blue). Previous bikes. Suzuki GSXR 600 SRAD, Aprilia RS125 02 (sold) "Reality is a nice place to visit, but I wouldnt want to live there!!"
Many many months of 2 stroke mastery before Direct Access Pass: 04/03/09

[Kickstart]

Hi

They are time consuming jobs and thus not really that cheap to pay for.

Doing the front calipers shouldn't really be that easy. There might well be someone on here local to you who can help you do it.

Rear calipers are random. If the pins are free then it will probably be easy. Most Suzukis seem to use basically the same rear caliper, and I assume your GSXR does.

Do the steering head bearing need replacing? When they do you will probably feel some notchiness in the movement of the bars when the front wheel is held in the air.

All the best

Keith
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[ikkledivel]

Hi keith

thanks for your responses so far, i really appreciate the advice.

im not 100% sure regarding the steering head bearing, i just noticed it started squeaking/squealing when turning the bike to the right every now and then and nothing seems to be catching which could cause it. A search on here seemed to suggest this may be the problem but like everything else it could mean a thousand other things...... Any other ideas will be greatly appreciated of course


I just thought that as the bike would be going to the garage it may as well get everything thats niggled me sorted out....

thanks again
nic
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Current bike - Triumph Daytona SE 09 (white & blue). Previous bikes. Suzuki GSXR 600 SRAD, Aprilia RS125 02 (sold) "Reality is a nice place to visit, but I wouldnt want to live there!!"
Many many months of 2 stroke mastery before Direct Access Pass: 04/03/09

[Kickstart]

Hi

Doesn't really sound like they need replacing. I suspect if they were so wrecked to be making a noise that the handling would be awful.

Steering head bearing replacement is a job I hate. So much faffing round removing the front end just to replace a couple of bearings.

All the best

Keith
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[Noxious89123]

Cost about £100~£150 to have my front calipers stripped iirc.
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[Whosthedaddy]

[Davie_G71]

I have a 97 SRAD and have re-built the calipers myself, it's not a difficult job, but it is time consuming.

If you are reasonable confident and have the workshop manual (i can supply this if you need it) then have a go.

They aren't complicated bikes.
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[ikkledivel]

[Davie_G71]

Fair enough. It does take time and is fiddly. The most frustrating part is the bleeding afterwards. That's a PITA.

Head bearings are easy as well, but you need something to support the bike whilst the front end is off.
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[TUG]

SRAD calipers are a complete PITA, I rebuild mine and i have no pressure i think its down to "seal roll" i know one person on here has rebuild theirs and has bled them 8 times by 4 different people...
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[Davie_G71]

If the seals are rolling then they need replaced - and when they are replaced they need to be dipped in fluid to keep them supple.

I've learned all this the hard way.
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Suzuki GSXR600 SRAD, 1997 & Kawasaki Z1000, 2003.