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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
