Forgot to add, you can skip the overhaul of the rear brake. Unless it's leaking or sticking...it doesn't get much use right?

 

Thanks Slick, that helps a lot.

Unless I find the rear caliper is the one sticking, I may decide not to overhaul it. On the other hand, I'm going to have so much stuff apart that I may as well do it. I guess it depends on how the front calipers go, but if they're easy another 30 minutes is no biggie.

I'll have to check the cost of the dust seals when I get home, but I'll be sure to take a look at the rubber seals before ordering those.

 

No prob, happy to help.
If I was closer I would help cleaning lol

 

May not need to replace the seals, on the rear. but fresh grease in the floater pin boots is a good idea. When I re-built my calipers the seals were fine, so all I needed was push the pistons back in, and then clean/grease it all and then back together.

As far as rear brakes don't see as not much use, on the street with normal commuter riding, I use all my brakes, all the time.

The rear brake comes into play the most, in the last 30mph of a stop.Thats when the chassis has stabilized, you are as far forward on the shocks as you are going and the rear end is no longer 'floating'. Even though It's not completely critical while just running around the neighborhood, etc., I am constantly working on 'muscle memory' for that moment when it IS critical.

Ern

 

Turns out the problem isn't the brakes at all; the rear tire is dead flat. Dunno how that happened, but I'll probably tear my brakes apart anyway just for peace of mind. It probably hasn't been done in 10 years.

 

come on man!

How was that possible? Didn't you notice it?

You had me rollin here bro

 

LOL.

I was just trying to get out the door, and I didn't even think about the tire. It just felt like trying to back up in my car with the e-brake on, so I figured it had to be the brakes.

Sitting on the garage floor, the tire didn't look very flat. It wasn't until I jacked it up on the stands and started pushing, then the whole tire squished in, and I figured it out

 

What is this?

Ty
Moses

 

Hey, thanks for this write up, it's just in time!

few days ago I got the seals, already has the MC kit, now all that is left is the SS hoses and I am ready to rock

you don't happen to have a master cylinder rebuild tutorial just waiting, do you ?

 

If you go to your bike and look at the discs, you'll see a kind of "rings" that hold the disc itself to the carrier. Those are the button rings and if you grab it and push/pull you'll feel them moving sligthly.

This is what allows the disc to "float" on the carrier, minimizing warping

Sorry bro, my MC is good