In this video we’ll show you how to clean and rebuild the brake calipers on your motorcycle. Cleaning the pads, pins and piston of your brake calipers helps keep them in proper working order. It will help improve braking performance and is required when pistons seize.
Tools used in this video include:
– Both 1500 and 800 wet and dry sand paper
– Wrenches and sockets
– Brake Piston removal tool (see http://www.motoplace.com.au/brake-piston-extracting-tool)
– Brake fluid
– Brake cleaner (see http://www.linkint.com.au/Motul_MC_Care_Brake_Clean.html)
– Specially formulated grease for brakes
For a written step by step guide, see http://www.therideadvice.com/how-to-clean-repair-and-rebuild-motorcycle-brake-calipers/
