Caliper rebuild, fill & bleed - how much?

[anonymous-user]

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[jjones]

For single pot calipers say 30 - 45 mins a side - remove pads, pump piston out, remove seals, clean and put back in (new seals probably not required). Bit of fluid to replace and bleed. Depends on what your garage charges for labour, alternatively new calipers from euro car parts are around £130 for cooking models.

[moto_traxport]

I just love it when someone doesn't mention what bike it is when talking about techy issues.

An hour per caliper at £50 per hour plus the seals themselves (£22.78 per caliper) plus £7.50 on fluid.

Not a fixed quote, some complete guesswork involved.

[tom_e]

If you've got 10 minutes it'll probably be cheaper stripping the calipers off the bike yourself and sending them to a dedicated caliper refurb place, then if you still want to drop it into a garage to finish the job you won't be paying too much in hourly labour to fit, fill and bleed.

[podman]

Powehouse automotive , Chesterfield , are experts in this.

To fully rebuild with new seals / bleed nipples AND repaint my single pot caliper on the 500 cost around £60.

[darkyoung1000]

I've had 4 piston Tokikos for a ZZR1100 and and SV1000 done by these people:

http://www.powerhouse.uk/content/motorcycle-brakes...

From memory they were £120-130 for a full refurb (including painting a colour of your choice).

No connection with the business, but an excellent service from them on both occasions, and I'd happily go to them again.

Cheers,
Tom

[podman]

No answer to that mate but the turn around was for me quick and you know the thing is 100% then...factor in the cost of a seal kit alone anf it isnt bad value. Its possible they mat have an exhange caliper available too.

[moto_traxport]

anonymous said:

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Buy another set off eBay then. Firstly they might be okay, rebuild one set at your leisure, refit and then sell on the spare set.

[moanthebairns]

I got quoted 200 for three pot ninja ones.

Your looking at easy 50 quid for seals then 3 hours labour.

If you do have a go. Buy internal piston pillars, I fked around a lot with normal ones and it was a nightmare

[moanthebairns]

Where are you based toxic?

[moto_traxport]

moanthebairns said:

Where are you based toxic?

TheToxic to you.

[moanthebairns]

moto_traxport said:

moanthebairns said:

Where are you based toxic?

TheToxic to you.

Oh yeah did someone not steal his username

[trickywoo]

You can get fully refurbished (including being painted) calipers off eBay for £155 exchange.

I can see how a rebuild looks daunting but it's actually pretty easy and quite satisfying. The torque specs are readily available online as are how too guides.

Id be surprised if you need new seals but it's recommended to at least have new caliper half seals which often aren't included in a piston seal set.

[Private Pile]

MTB, what kind of piston pliers did you buy? Sealey and draper do them, is there a preferred type?

[trickywoo]

I've had good success pushing pistons out with a normal pump (floor style in my case). Its good for monoblock designs where you can't get pliers in easily.

If you take the head off just leaving the rubber tube its easy to get a good seal by hand.

[Mr2Mike]

trickywoo said:

I've had good success pushing pistons out with a normal pump (floor style in my case). Its good for monoblock designs where you can't get pliers in easily.

If you take the head off just leaving the rubber tube its easy to get a good seal by hand.

Easy if the pistons aren't seized, if they are then compressed air is a complete waste of time.

[moto_traxport]

anonymous said:

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You tend to get corrosion in the slot that the seals sit. This pushes the seal outward and then it acts almost as a one way device. You can pull out the dust seal (first one you can see) as this is where the problem typically is, as a temporary measure if you're feeling a bit of an animal.

[Iang84]

anonymous said:

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As others have said Powerhouse or if you are fairly handy take a ride to Oval Motorcycle Centre LINKY Matt can source parts as well if you are unsure where to buy

[Prof Prolapse]

trickywoo said:

I've had good success pushing pistons out with a normal pump (floor style in my case). Its good for monoblock designs where you can't get pliers in easily.

If you take the head off just leaving the rubber tube its easy to get a good seal by hand.

When I did my rear, I used 12v tyre pump and some elastic bands to make a seal. Much easier on a non-seized single piston set up though.

All went well until I crushed my finger between the caliper body and the piston and had no way to get it back in. I was sat in my footwell shouting and flailing.

Quite a satisfying thing rebuilding a sticky caliper though I felt.

[tom_e]

Powerhouse offer a swap service, you order a set of reconed calipers from them and pay a £40 deposit once you've had the new ones fitted send them your old ones and you get the deposit back so no down time.

Be aware though their gold finish isn't very hardy when it comes to brake fluid, they forget to mention that in their adverts.