z1000st rear brake

ash · #1 PostAuthor: **ash** » Sat May 23, 2009 9:36 am

Dont you just hate it when the nipple brakes off, :cry:

compo z1r · #2 PostAuthor: **compo z1r** » Sat May 23, 2009 9:42 am

take it you'll drill and fit new or another caliper :shock:

mikey · #3 PostAuthor: **mikey** » Sat May 23, 2009 9:46 am

Heat, penetrating oil and patience ash took me 3 days to undo all mine on my Z when i first got it.

ash · #4 PostAuthor: **ash** » Sat May 23, 2009 10:01 am

Duno whether a second hand caliper wud be cheaper than trying to drill if and f**k it up maybe,
Mikey been in soak for 6 days mate, the two front were easy, its pissed me off a bit trying no to spend a great deal on it, but there again it is nearly 30 year old, :shock:

Steve R · #5 PostAuthor: **Steve R** » Sat May 23, 2009 11:04 am

Hi Ash, my local engineering shop got one out for me using spark erosion, think it cost me a tenner, mind you it was afew years back!

ash · #6 PostAuthor: **ash** » Sat May 23, 2009 11:27 am

Steve there's a great engineering place on my door, i may ask him, hes done loads in the past, i know better really these things happen but was just hoping i wudnt have to spend out to much,

Pigford · #7 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Sat May 23, 2009 7:12 pm

I've bleed a couple of them by just undoing the banjo bolt...

Need caliper off... banjo joint at highest point... jobs a goodun :wink:

ted1r · #8 PostAuthor: **ted1r** » Sat May 23, 2009 7:19 pm

You just bleeding clever Mr P :lol:

Ted

hillbilly · #9 PostAuthor: **hillbilly** » Sat May 23, 2009 7:24 pm

not clever,(problem solver) :wink:

Steve R · #10 PostAuthor: **Steve R** » Sat May 23, 2009 7:52 pm

Yeah, but Mark youve only got one to bleed!!!! :lol:

#11 PostAuthor: **paul doran** » Sat May 23, 2009 11:17 pm

ash wrote:Steve there's a great engineering place on my door, i may ask him, hes done loads in the past, i know better really these things happen but was just hoping i wudnt have to spend out to much,

Ash do You need a caliper?

ash · #12 PostAuthor: **ash** » Sun May 24, 2009 7:38 am

Hi Paul, yes i do mate unless i can get this fixed,

compo z1r · #13 PostAuthor: **compo z1r** » Sun May 24, 2009 6:19 pm

ash wrote:Hi Paul, yes i do mate unless i can get this fixed,

ash are you near to north yorks ive' a z1r rear caliper cleaned and painted
hung up in garage put your pistons and pads in its yours if it fits.

ash · #14 PostAuthor: **ash** » Sun May 24, 2009 8:11 pm

Compo i live in Leicester and thanks mate, i think the z1r is different, the st is fixed to the swingarm and not by a torque arm.

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