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Offline Vintageguy

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Rear Caliper Issues
« on: November 23, 2024, 08:31:20 AM »
1978 CB750 F Super Sport. Last year I rebuilt the rear caliper including cleaning up the piston (very good condition) and cleaning the bore with ScotchBrite. Lubed the piston with brake fluid. This bike has a habit of the rear caliper sticking in colder weather and I thought I had it cured. When it turned colder again this year, I see it is doing the same thing (sticking). Is this a common problem, and what (if anything) can be done about it? Frustrated.

Thanks for any and all responses. 
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Re: Rear Caliper Issues
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2024, 08:37:33 AM »
 The brake hose can be swelled up inside closing off the fluid return, the return hole in the M/C may be plugged and the square cut O ring might have deteriorated if it's not new. Lastly did you clean the groove under the o-ring.
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Re: Rear Caliper Issues
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2024, 12:52:53 PM »
Cleaned the grooves well prior to reassembly. Made them immaculate. O-ring brand new. Bled in fresh fluid. Could be a hose swelled up inside, but I still believe temperature has something to do with this problem. I wheeled the bike into the sun for a few minutes to warm the caliper up a bit, problem disappeared! At a loss for a answer.
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Re: Rear Caliper Issues
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2024, 01:09:11 PM »
Quote from: Vintageguy on November 23, 2024, 12:52:53 PM
Cleaned the grooves well prior to reassembly. Made them immaculate. O-ring brand new. Bled in fresh fluid. Could be a hose swelled up inside, but I still believe temperature has something to do with this problem. I wheeled the bike into the sun for a few minutes to warm the caliper up a bit, problem disappeared! At a loss for a answer.
Did you use fresh brake fluid? Or old from an opened jar?
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Re: Rear Caliper Issues
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2024, 01:13:24 PM »
Did you strip and claen the master at the same time?
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Re: Rear Caliper Issues
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2024, 05:02:33 PM »
Have you mixed DOT 4 and 5?

I rebuilt both of my 75 masters and calipers front and rear and now go with that dastardly DOT 5 (haha) (that people say not to use) exclusively since it doesn't eat paint should it leak. Works fine but I know not to mix.
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Re: Rear Caliper Issues
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2024, 09:12:08 AM »
Did not rebuild either masters. Used only new brake fluid from sealer container.
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Re: Rear Caliper Issues
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2024, 11:17:39 AM »
Chances are master is either binding or the small hole partialy blockef, could also be pivots siezing in cold
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