Recent content by Mikey

This is the MC I have now

Maybe I got the wrong rebuild kit ? and the ID of the seal is to small ?

I'm slow at keeping up with the post The MC worked fine before all this started The whole operation started when I had the front wheel elevated to clean the rim and I noticed the front wheel caliper hanging up as in dragging on the disk Could the accident have messed up the caliper ...

I did blow air through it before assembly and it seemed fine and I did reassemble it in the vice I seem to be able to F@@ck the simplest assembly's Time to start completely over again I hope the dust boot doesn't get torn again if so time to get a new one

"The dust seal should be setting in the groove in the piston. Usually I don't put the dust seal on till just before the caliper goes on the forks." I reread this the dust seal doesn't go on the piston way at the top ? but in the body of the caliper close to the seal

I need to try that too it was just easier to put the dust boot on while i had it held in the vice (third hand help)

Time to start over and see what I did wrong I need to crack the bajo fitting at the MC and try that too

The piston looked good no rust on the piston where it goes in the caliper

I did clean the groove where the seal goes in with aluminum wire and brake cleaner

The MC is a Mike's ? after market so it probably needs replacing

The above pictures show just how far it will go in but that's where it stops

I did put a coating of brake fluid on it but I may have to take it apart and try again It's strange that it seems to go easy at first then stop

Just used the vice as a 3rd hand holding the case