Front brakes

[Eveready1100]

Touche'
Nice one Stout

[steptoe]

what the hell did you just say??

and what the hell does it mean  

[Stout]

well you coulda just said heat em up 

Except that to anneal somehting you have to make sure you heat it up beyond the phase transition temperature of the alloy in question...

[Eveready1100]

I could've but then that would be making it easy, eh?

[steptoe]

well you coulda just said heat em up 

[Eveready1100]

Are you jerking my chain, Geoff?? You're the one who told me about the fella that makes the copper head gaskets which are reusable after you heat them up?? Samo with the little round copper washers if you wanna save a cupla dollars.

[steptoe]

geez mate, that,s techy,, what happens when you anneal them ??

[Eveready1100]

I guess that's good news, in a way. You shouldn't need to get kits for them if they weren't leaking internally. Just give them the cleaning of their lives, particularly the recess on the piston where the seal fits, following the advice previously posted by Geoff, Peter and Bryan and you should be right as rain. You could even just anneal the copper washers and reuse them if you like.

[Cooper]

Thanks everready they are standard I went back to workshop and separated brake cylinders eventually.   I will tackle rear brake another night it appeared the slight weep was from the copper washer area where brake hose connects glad Ive stripped them back as they were in a bad state.

[Eveready1100]

Hi Cooper, any chance of a photo to verify which ones you've got on there?
Here's what the 3 options could be.


#1 RH calipers


#2 Standard Calipers


#3 Special Calipers

You did say they were RH Forks but it'd be prudent to be certain before trying to give technical advice as some Standard forks and all the Specials were air assisted as well

[Cooper]

OK I have pulled both front brakes off how the bike pulled up is a miricle. Im srtumped as to how the system is working have pulled it all apart brake cylinders appear frozen The forks are from a RH air assisted but the brake assemblies look normal fittings Did the RH have different brake system Help please Coops.

[AussiXS11G]

I have always used HOT water as the last clean and follow with leaving parts in the sun to dry
off/out completely
B

[Cooper]

Thanks for info will do all 3 on weekend Cheers Coops

[petejw1966]

would have to make sure it was dry,, maybe change is hard 

yep, thats y i use hot water it evaporates faster, also if ur using
brake fluid ur running the risk of stripping paint off calipers and
m/c but ur right in not using mineral cleaners they will swell the rubbers
and ruin them.

[steptoe]

well there you have it 

would have to make sure it was dry,, maybe change is hard