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Hey Jimmy, any chance you might be able to check the part numbers on your spare seals to see if mine are the same? I emailed All Balls and they never responded. If my seals are correct I don't mind using my old brake pad pin but if the entire kit is wrong I want them to send me the right kit so I can use the correct seals. Like I said before the seals on the larger pistons were super tight. I've never had such a hard time pushing the pistons back in after a rebuild...
I’ll check when I get home in a few days.
The large pistons were difficult to get out (I had to pump them out hydraulically), and were difficult to put back in with the new seals (I used a vise with aluminum bar as padding on the piston and wood as padding for the caliper body). Nature of the design, I suppose.
These are the part numbers All Balls delivered to me in their kit 18-3126:
13-3032 pin
17-2002 hydraulic line washers
13-2005 bleed valve cap
13-1005 piston seal
13-1004 piston seal
13-1010 piston seal
13-1018 piston seal
13-1043 caliper joint seal
These are the part numbers All Balls delivered to me in their kit 18-3126:
13-3032 pin
17-2002 hydraulic line washers
13-2005 bleed valve cap
13-1005 piston seal
13-1004 piston seal
13-1010 piston seal
13-1018 piston seal
13-1043 caliper joint seal
Excellent thank you! I’ve emailed All Balls twice now explaining that their rebuild kit for the 2003 Gsxr600 calipers was wrong and to ask if both kits used the same seals. At the very least it came with the wrong brake pad pins.
I figure if they were the same and you used them they will work fine for me. Just never had such a time getting pistons back in.
Same seals in both kits so I’m good to go thanks! I won’t buy anymore All Balls kits. I never even asked to return anything or for a refund. I just wanted them to confirm I was using the correct seals.
I figure if they were the same and you used them they will work fine for me. Just never had such a time getting pistons back in.
Same seals in both kits so I’m good to go thanks! I won’t buy anymore All Balls kits. I never even asked to return anything or for a refund. I just wanted them to confirm I was using the correct seals.
Since the clearance is obviously extremely tight, what helped me:
1. Generous use of brake fluid on the seals, in the seal grooves, and on the pistons.
2. There was glazing from baked-on old brake fluid in the aluminum caliper body. I used a steel pick to remove it (like a dentist removing calculus).
3. The steel pistons had a fair amount of corrosion, so I used fine sandpaper on them until I could feel no more surface differences. In particular, there was a ridge of corrosion around the circumference which would have made it tougher to insert than it already was.
No, unfortunately, I only rode it a couple times. Once to bed in the pads, and then once after I switched the RCS to the better setting. I need to re-route my brake line so I'll do that soon and give it another go. This will also give me another chance to bleed it. I'm thinking there's a bubble trapped in the caliper, so may need to remove it and try different orientations and maybe leave the system open overnight at the master cylinder. I'm in KY and this next week is a warming trend, so might take it for a spin. I generally ride to work Apr-Nov.Wow, crazy how just new bolts and the entire caliper looks fresh now! Have you had a chance to ride much with the new setup? Not sure where in the US you love but here today it is -14 and feels like -40 with windchill…
Pretty much the same thing I did. I did test the caliper after assembly by putting a piece of wood between the pistons and using compressed air to push them out. They all worked smoothly but the larger pistons need a bit more psi to extend them fully.
I wouldn’t have been too worried except I don’t want to ruin my new pads and rotor with pistons that won’t retract correctly because the seals are too tight. I’ll make damn sure they are before I ride it. I’m sure after some good use they’ll loosen up a bit as well.
The pistons in my caliper are aluminum and cleaned up to look like new…. I guess they went lightweight for the Gsxr600 vs the Sv1000?
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I wouldn’t have been too worried except I don’t want to ruin my new pads and rotor with pistons that won’t retract correctly because the seals are too tight. I’ll make damn sure they are before I ride it. I’m sure after some good use they’ll loosen up a bit as well.
The pistons in my caliper are aluminum and cleaned up to look like new…. I guess they went lightweight for the Gsxr600 vs the Sv1000?
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