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Rebuilding Z1000 front brake callipers - to grease or not to
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:19 pm
Author: 1340fxd
I'm rebuilding the front callipers on my Z1000. Should I apply a thin film of grease to the two slider bolts that go through the brake and ride along the mounting bracket - if so what type please?
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:50 pm
Author: Pigford
Yeah, hi-melting point grease
You can get special stuff for calipers, but don't know what its called, I'm afraid
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:36 pm
Author: FER
Coppaslip works a treat on brake sliders , but not on discs !
fer
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:49 pm
Author: 1340fxd
Thanks - coppaslip it is then. A mate just told me the Ace are having a 70's bike meet in July - anyone from here going?
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:17 pm
Author: phil churchett
That's the one organised by Classic Bike magazine, a few of us met up last year.
Keep a look out in the "meetings and events" section a little nearer the time.
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:25 pm
Author: rickman CRR
copaslip?.....pah
liberal dollop of cookeen..... its smells like the local chippy though....lol
cookeen......as used by glesga burds as suntan lotion.
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:43 pm
Author: TheBogieMan
Jeeez you must hang around with some reet classy salts
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:07 pm
Author: rickman CRR
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:41 am
Author: Garn 1
RickmanCRR, I don't think the grease referred to above would be suitable for the slider bolts on the caliper. I think that "Kawasaki' grease is more an hydraulic oil compatable grease used in the assembly of seals & pistons. I think I would go for a high-melting-point grease compatable with the small o-rings on the bolts.
RegardZ.
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:17 pm
Author: 1340fxd
Ah - so much debate over this little topic. I am inclined to go the coppaslip route for the pins as this is basically a metal to metal contact with the only rubber in sight being the 4 dust covers.
As for the piston seal - I'd rather fit a new one without grease, but hey - each to his own.
Anyone going to be at the Ace on 22 July for the classic bike meet?
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:01 pm
Author: kiwiz
The consensus seems to be to grease the pins with some anti seize grease. I did this and then started to have some problems with my brakes.
One of the pins on my J has a plastic sleeve. It seems that some compounds may make this swell, causing the caliper body to retract too far back once brakes released. After months on wondering why my brakes were spongy replacing the plastic sleeves on the pins restored optimum function. I have refrained from using any grease at all, just making sure they are clean