TL1000R Front caliper overhaul

[killa]

Question. Am i right in saying that these simple rubber seals are fine as patent parts compared to the OEM's?
There's a full set on ebay now for about £50.

As i will be taking them apart, cleaning and replacing everything, do you guys have any tips for doing the job, some personal experiences perhaps.

Cheers
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[Hetzer]

I used a pair of hooked tweezers for getting up into the hidden part of the seal-grooves, and had to be quite aggressive to remove all the oxidised material in there. That stuff doesn't come off with q-tips and liquid solutions, or at least not with anything I had to hand.
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[Mungel]

[Fisty]

Dremel with a brass wire brush on it is great to get in the seal grooves. As above the nikkone pattern seals i used on mine failed within a week. Genuine ones worked fine.
Remember to replace the seal between the 2 halves with a new one, and red rubber grease is your friend.
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[Fisty]

Oh and put the pistons back in the right way round. Knob at work put his in backwards and could not work out why it wouldnt bleed up.
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[janner_10]

Another vote for OEM as opposed to cheaper ebay type ones. I took a small clock makers screw driver to work, heated it up and bent the end slightly - made a good device for seal slot cleaning.
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[killa]

[killa]

Ok, so i’ve been quoted £137 for OEM seals.
Really??!
Fuck
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[Vincent]

Jeez, that sounds a lot How many seals all in?
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[Hetzer]

I'm using Nikko seals and they felt no different to the ones that came out of the calipers, and so far are working fine.
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[killa]

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[DrDonnyBrago]

I remove the calipers from the bike, remove the pistons, seals and all bolts (i.e. split the caliper). I then take them inside and use washing up liquid with a stiff brush to clean them, scrape the grooves out with a bit of hard plastic (i.e. a snapped coat hanger) and scrub the whole thing inside and out.

Rinse well inside and out, and all the channels with clean water to remove the soap then stick them in the oven on low heat to dry them out. IME it is quicker and more effective than trying to clean them in the garage using solvents.


Seals are always majorly overpriced but that seems a little steep. Have you asked for a quote from elsewhere?

[Mungel]

[flumpy7]