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Re: Expresso front wheel rebuild
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:29 am
by DucatiPete
if ya reckon a DI would help i could send one up tomorrow...
Re: Expresso front wheel rebuild
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:34 pm
by Mal S7
DucatiPete wrote:if ya reckon a DI would help i could send one up tomorrow...
Thanks for the offer Pete. If you lived just down the road I would be straight over. S'OK I will manage.
Have to wait now on my parts order from Motobins. Fork seals, gaiters, caliper seals, brake pads ...
Re: Expresso front wheel rebuild
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:47 pm
by Mal S7
Getting the calipers apart was a challenge. I took them from my R100S spares bike, its brakes were tragic and since I took it off the road the parts have sat around for 5 years. I searched the forum and found a tip to heat the caliper and then use compressed air. Piston sure pops out with a bang .... there are probably safer ways?
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ps Any opinions on pitting of the piston? One is too far gone, but the other (pic) only has some pits above the seal line.
Re: Expresso front wheel rebuild
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:20 am
by DucatiPete
"the other (pic) only has some pits above the seal line."
If it's as you say should be good to go i reckon... but then again i've never seen the insides of those calipers before.
I see m'bins has newies for £82.50, not cheap... but you only have one per caliper... and it that fails then... hmmm... if it t'was me i'd be happy 'nuf to use the corroded pistons AS LONG AS THE PITTING IS WELL AWAY FROM THE SEALS!
Re: Expresso front wheel rebuild
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:57 pm
by Mal S7
Thanks Pete, the twin disc set-up may be deferred a while now
while waiting for my parts from the UK I note this ...
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That's the chrome worn off the lower part of my left fork leg. I had the other one hard chromed & ground ten years ago and this one was marginal then. I think this time I might buy a new pattern stanchion from Motobins. About $160AUD plus postage. Italian made, anyone else tried them?
Re: Expresso front wheel rebuild
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:02 am
by ME 109
A bit of silver frost Mal and she'll be right to go!
Re: Expresso front wheel rebuild
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:58 am
by Motorhead
ME109 what is silver frost? in American-eese
Re: Expresso front wheel rebuild
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:34 pm
by dougie
Motorhead wrote:ME109 what is silver frost? in American-eese
I think it is what Jeff uses on his hair.
Re: Expresso front wheel rebuild
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:43 pm
by Mal S7
Wish it was so simple.
And still laughing at what Dougie wrote!
Re: Expresso front wheel rebuild
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:49 pm
by ME 109
dougie wrote:I think it is what Jeff uses on his hair.
Hey Doug! I resemble that comment!
For your information, I had my hair chromed.
Years ago.
When I had a Harley.