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front brake caliper

#1 PostAuthor: mickscoon » Tue Jul 16, 2013 2:04 pm

hi could anyone help me with a front brake caliper for a 76 z900 does not have to be perfect as i have new seals/piston bleed screw and pipe the threads are stripped in the one i have
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#2 PostAuthor: 000zeds » Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:53 pm

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#3 PostAuthor: mickscoon » Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:57 pm

thanks for that i am going to try and helicoil it but not sure it will work with it being under pressure has anyone else tried this your comments would be appreciated
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#4 PostAuthor: 000zeds » Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:39 pm

Which threads in calipers are stripped :?:
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#5 PostAuthor: mickscoon » Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:49 pm

hi its the brake hose thread
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#6 PostAuthor: Ginger Bear » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:28 am

I can't see why that wouldn't work. The seal is made by the copper washers, not the thread.
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#7 PostAuthor: daveltd » Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:08 pm

Ive got a pair of calipers(will need rebuilt with seals etc though)are z9/z1000 calipers the same?as not 100% what they came off
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#8 PostAuthor: 000zeds » Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:58 am

The same caliper is used on Z650 / Z900 / Z1000 and some triples but front and rear mounted calipers are slightly different.
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