opening brembo 4 pot caliper?

jerryz · June 05, 2009, 02:19:50 PM

trying to open up a brembo 4 pot caliper but the bolts will not shift even with impact hammer , i want to change seals etc any ideas.

Slide Panda · June 05, 2009, 02:33:01 PM

lefty-loosey?

it shouldn't be that hard. I separated mine with a basic L allen key. Not sure why yours is so locked up

EEL · June 05, 2009, 03:52:58 PM

Are you fixing because they're leaking or because you thought it would be a good thing to do.

If the latter, i would suggest you just leave em till you see a problem.. Just my opinion though.

rockaduc · June 05, 2009, 04:16:59 PM

Quote from: EEL on June 05, 2009, 03:52:58 PM
Are you fixing because they're leaking or because you thought it would be a good thing to do.

If the latter, i would suggest you just leave em till you see a problem.. Just my opinion though.

+1 on that, the seals are pretty durable

Howie · June 05, 2009, 08:11:08 PM

Before splitting the calipers make sure you can get a rebuilding kit, they are disappearing. Once you know you have a kit, if needed, you can use heat if needed.

jerryz · June 06, 2009, 02:40:43 AM

seems i am out voted ... its a spare caliper so its just curiosity that i want to ''service it'' all 3 of my bikes are running fine but i have spares to tinker with.

EEL · June 06, 2009, 06:37:53 AM

Its always good to resist the urge to fix it till it breaks.

DarkStaR · June 06, 2009, 10:22:22 AM

If it's a spare, go ahead and crack it open, take pics, and make a tutorial of how to rebuild one.

The bolts are usually pretty easy to get off, but I've only done it with the calipers mounted to the forks (long story).

Do/did you have the caliper in a vice or anything?

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