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Offline Dunstall_74

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Where to find zirc fitting for front caliper?
« on: May 25, 2010, 03:22:01 PM »
I've got a 1976 cb550f with a stuck caliper piston/brake pad.  180 psi shop air would not free it, so am on to the next step of greasing it out.  Anyone know where to find a zirc fitting the correct size ; 10x1.25 or 7x1.00  ????
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Re: Where to find zirc fitting for front caliper?
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2010, 04:09:52 PM »
Anyone?  would like to avoid the heat method if possible.  Not into civil war reenactment ;D
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Re: Where to find zirc fitting for front caliper?
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2010, 04:13:45 PM »
iirc,you can thread a eight inch pipe zerk fitting into the hose port but it only goes in 2 or 3 threads,but it does the trick
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Re: Where to find zirc fitting for front caliper?
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2010, 04:17:43 PM »
thanks dusterdude!  Appreciate the feedback.
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Re: Where to find zirc fitting for front caliper?
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2010, 04:21:01 PM »
The end of the hose on the grease gun itself will thread in and catch a few threads, at least it did for me. Amazing how easily a stuck piston came out with the grease gun.
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Re: Where to find zirc fitting for front caliper?
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2010, 04:23:25 PM »
even better  :) will save me $4 for the 5 zirc fittings that I only need one of
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Re: Where to find zirc fitting for front caliper?
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2010, 04:27:04 PM »
Quote from: MCRider on May 25, 2010, 04:21:01 PM
The end of the hose on the grease gun itself will thread in and catch a few threads, at least it did for me. Amazing how easily a stuck piston came out with the grease gun.

+1 Worked great, I was very surprised! Made me feel dumb for fighting with it for as long as I did...
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Re: Where to find zirc fitting for front caliper?
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2010, 05:49:58 PM »
Quote from: vanillagorilla on May 25, 2010, 04:27:04 PM
Quote from: MCRider on May 25, 2010, 04:21:01 PM
The end of the hose on the grease gun itself will thread in and catch a few threads, at least it did for me. Amazing how easily a stuck piston came out with the grease gun.

+1 Worked great, I was very surprised! Made me feel dumb for fighting with it for as long as I did...

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Re: Where to find zirc fitting for front caliper?
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2010, 07:29:45 PM »
200 psi beats 130 psi.......EVERY time.....
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Re: Where to find zirc fitting for front caliper?
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2010, 07:38:58 PM »
Borrowed a grease gun from the Harley Ridin' neighbor guys, threaded the grease gun shaft(hard line) into the brake line port of the caliper; just a few good threads as mentioned above, and out came the badly corroded pad and piston!   Whew!  Nothing short of a miracle.  Thanks
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Re: Where to find zirc fitting for front caliper?
« Reply #10 on: May 25, 2010, 07:54:11 PM »
Quote from: Dunstall_74 on May 25, 2010, 07:38:58 PM
Borrowed a grease gun from the Harley Ridin' neighbor guys, threaded the grease gun shaft(hard line) into the brake line port of the caliper; just a few good threads as mentioned above, and out came the badly corroded pad and piston!   Whew!  Nothing short of a miracle.  Thanks
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