Good advise, except 400 is much too corse. Use 1500, or even 2000. Dave
On 8 September 2018 at 18:10, Graham Rogers <grahamjoanrog...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Paul, stuck caliper pistons means pumping out the pistons using the > pressure from the hand lever. You probably don’t need to replace the > pistons. Clean out the calibers after removing the rubber seals. I have > found they are easy to clean up and use again (the ring seals) but better > to replace them for longetivity. I sand the pistons with 400 grit sand > paper. I would do both calibers and seals. I just got done doing a Yamaha > XJ750 Maxim, same deal. Graham > > On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 4:02 PM Bob Aulert <baul...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi there. Went to replace the front brake pads on my just-purchased 1983 >> Nighthawk 650 [36,000 miles] today. >> >> Noticed that there were different brake pads on the right and left, the >> left rotor is much smoother than the right, and the right caliper pistons >> appear to be stuck. Going to try to push them back with a c-clamp. >> >> If I end up having to rebuild the right caliper, do I need new pistons or >> can I re-use the old ones? Should I rebuild the left caliper while I'm at >> it? >> >> Replacing the brake and clutch sight glasses while I'm at it. >> >> Sounds like a job - give me some encouragement! :) >> >> Thanks, >> Bob in St. Paul >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- If you forward this e-mail please remove my address. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
