AdamFZ
Junior Member
Guess what i've been up to this afternoon.....
New suspension, or cleaning/repacking?
tigrtraps
Junior Member
Changing them oils! Get them seals reeeeeal good too
he's gonna put that turbo in there! 
AdamFZ
Junior Member
Suspension rebuild. New seals, springs (both) and oil :rockon:
No turbo
Just haven't trouble getting the damper bolt out of the bottom
No turbo
Just haven't trouble getting the damper bolt out of the bottom
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Air gun and a wooden handle (broom, etc) down the middle of the tube should handle it.
Yamaha does put thread locker on that bolt some some heat might help...
AdamFZ
Junior Member
Thanks but i managed with an air gun and compression from the spring.
I must say tho, i am liking the naked look a lot :thumbup:
AdamFZ
Junior Member
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Look whats happened to my freshly re-sealed caliper !
Look whats happened to my freshly re-sealed caliper ! 
MattR302
Awesomeness, Inc.
Duct tape to the rescue!
symtex
Junior Member
Ouch!! That can put a damper on the mood.
Are you saying you "made some attempt at cleaning that caliper?" :eyebrow:
YIKES!
YIKES!
AdamFZ
Junior Member
Never said i was cleaning it
I only replaced the seals
YIKES!
It's your life man..... Obviously it matters not what I say, but I can't imagine getting that back together WITHOUT KNOCKING the dirt on the outside, into the caliper which ultimately **may** have consequences.
I'm just saying it it were mine, I'd spend some time cleaning them. S1s are cheap on fleebay...
FIZZER6
The Angry Blue Mantis
Brake parts cleaner is cheap and so is an old tooth brush! I guess you are looking at new calipers anyway though now. Did you drop it? Kinda scary that caliper iron is so brittle.
AdamFZ
Junior Member
I did give it a little clean with a brush and some brake cleaner.... obviously not enough for some I also cleaned the pistons and gave it a good blow with the air compressor.
Nope, didn't drop it. It just broke as i was tightening it up to 40nm.
I also cleaned the pistons and gave it a good blow with the air compressor.Nope, didn't drop it. It just broke as i was tightening it up to 40nm.
MattR302
Awesomeness, Inc.
I'll play my Mechanical Engineering degree card here...
Looks like there is copper anti-seize on the threads, is that right? Bolt torques are specified based on a certain thread lubrication to get the appropriate loads on the bolts and the threads. The manual specifies 40Nm DRY. So if you use a lubricant such as anti-seize or loctite, that same 40Nm is actually putting a higher stress on the bolts and the threads than if it was dry. To get the same bolt load and stress, you would need to decrease the torque if you're using a lubricant.
AdamFZ
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There wasn't any grease on the threads before, that's come from the slider pin as i pulled it out.
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Odd to break right there.
The threads look fine, looks more like it cracked as if something hit it, was in a vise, or ?
Was the surface (brake bracket) you were bolting it too, nice and clean, no obstructions???
The threads look fine, looks more like it cracked as if something hit it, was in a vise, or ?
Was the surface (brake bracket) you were bolting it too, nice and clean, no obstructions???
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ctbandit
Fazer, don't even know er
Wtfff.. can't believe that broke like that. I would think something would strip out first
AdamFZ
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Nope, no vice. I did all the work on my bench while it was loose. No clamps or anything.
It doesn't bolt to anything. Its for the slider pins.
