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johnnyfaro
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PostPosted: 19:53 - 14 Aug 2009    Post subject: Cant get a piston back in Reply with quote
Had to strip clean and rebuild one of my brake calipers.

I now cant get one of the pistons back in.There basic two pots. The other piston is all the way in, will this have caused a seal stopping me getting the other one in?

Thanks

Johnny
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Blue_SV650S
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PostPosted: 20:40 - 14 Aug 2009    Post subject: Re: Cant get a piston back in Reply with quote
johnnyfaro wrote:
Had to strip clean and rebuild one of my brake calipers.

I now cant get one of the pistons back in.There basic two pots. The other piston is all the way in, will this have caused a seal stopping me getting the other one in?

Thanks

Johnny


chances are you just have it at a jaunty angle ... get a g-clamp on its a55!! Thumbs Up
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Noxious89123
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PostPosted: 22:41 - 14 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Try lubing it a little bit with some brake fluid.

Also, are the 2 pistons the same size, or is one slightly bigger than the other? Could be you've got the wrong one in the wrong place.
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Ichy
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PostPosted: 07:37 - 15 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Dumb question time. Is it still connected to the brake line and is the bleed nipple out?

Did you clean all the crud from behind the seal?

Otherwise just lube it up.
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johnnyfaro
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PostPosted: 16:28 - 15 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks all back together. Please have a look at my bleeding thread as struggling.

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