Topic: 750F1 Pad & piston jammed on front brake

[BenelliSEI]

+2! Here are the pliers you must have. Order two sets so when the tip finally snaps off the first set, you don’t get stopped in your tracks! Cheap sh*t, but they work.

This set is from Vintagecb750.com

[Kelly E]

+2! Here are the pliers you must have. Order two sets so when the tip finally snaps off the first set, you don’t get stopped in your tracks! Cheap sh*t, but they work.

This set is from Vintagecb750.com

Definitely always have a backup set of those I've on my 3rd set.

[RAFster122s]

It is a question of metallurgy and poor heat treat...
If they were made with good metal and given a good heat treat they would last, but then the company would have to charge a ton for them. Sometimes I don't mind paying for a good quality tool knowing I won't have to buy it again as long as I don't lose it or abuse it.

[scunny]

who loses tools?
I will now go into a corner and cry.

[BenelliSEI]

It is a question of metallurgy and poor heat treat...
If they were made with good metal and given a good heat treat they would last, but then the company would have to charge a ton for them. Sometimes I don't mind paying for a good quality tool knowing I won't have to buy it again as long as I don't lose it or abuse it.

Mostly the problem is those clips are often seriously stuck in place and the pin ends are extremely small…….

[Kelly E]

Now when the MC snap rings are really stuck I use a pick to try and to get each hole on the snap ring to move some before I get out the snap ring pliers.

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Soak it with strong vinegar to help dissolve the rust

[Don R]

 Cleaning vinegar is stronger, as is week killer vinegar.
  I just thinned a set of snap ring pliers to fit in the master cylinder. My set had a pair that matched so I sacrificed them to make one more usable.
  Some of the F brakes have an o ring on the OD of the piston side pad. I assume it's to keep dirt out. I removed one of mine, the pad seemed to hang up because it was there. I also got a new aftermarket piston that hung up in the bore of two different calipers, I spent a few minutes polishing it with red Scotchbrite pad while talking to a neighbor. Now it slides in and falls out with no seal.

[Kelly E]

  I just thinned a set of snap ring pliers to fit in the master cylinder. My set had a pair that matched so I sacrificed them to make one more usable.

I thinned a set of long handle 90° needle nose pliers and ground tips into them to get out seized fork slider snap rings. They can be every bit as hard to get out as the MC snap rings. The next MC I take apart I'll get to try and see if my new Kowa snap ring pliers will fit down in there.