AP's Servicing

[ando]

Hey up

Anyone on here serviced there AP's themselves? or do you know where to send them off to to get them done, cost as well?

Cheers

Ando

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by ando

Hey up

Anyone on here serviced there AP's themselves? or do you know where to send them off to to get them done, cost as well?

Cheers

Ando

Basic service is calliper seals and nipple replacement I think.

Simpsons did mine while I waited! Or post them to them.

[CraigMillwardCroft]

AP's did mine before cost depending on what needs doing

[ando]

Thinking of doing seals and nipples, How did you go about doing yours?

Cheers

Ando

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by ando

Thinking of doing seals and nipples, How did you go about doing yours?

Cheers

Ando

Dead easy.....I drove to Simpsons, they serviced them, I drove home.

Pretty trouble free tbh

[northernjim]

if you are happy to bleed your brakes then you have more than enough know how, too replace the seals!

do yours have dust seals too? or just the o rings?

all you need is a bike pump, a piece of wood and a knackered flat blade screwdriver( -which is the officially recommended tool according to the AP guide that comes with the kit!) to prise the old o rings out....

[s.mac]

be very careful removing the nipples, lube them up well and leave it to sink in before trying.

this post is wide open for abuse....

[northernjim]

mine went from looking like this ....

use the blunt screwdriver to lever the old dust seals out...


then screw one of the new nipples into the banjo thread and pump the caliper up til the pistons pop out - use a bit of wood to wedge those already out...


take the old o rings out


soak the new o rings in brake fluid for 30mins while you clean everything up, refit o-rings, pistons and the just push the new dust seals in


to this


I reckon even Shimay could do it

[shane@mbtech]

Originally Posted by northernjim

mine went from looking like this ....

use the blunt screwdriver to lever the old dust seals out...


then screw one of the new nipples into the banjo thread and pump the caliper up til the pistons pop out - use a bit of wood to wedge those already out...


take the old o rings out


soak the new o rings in brake fluid for 30mins while you clean everything up, refit o-rings, pistons and the just push the new dust seals in


to this


I reckon even Shimay could do it

Wish you would have told me this before I got in the passenger seat at the ring


I reckon Shimmy could do it too.

[northernjim]

I did this just before that trip Shane, ( see the sunshine in the photos)

Originally Posted by lawsy

Wish you would have told me this before I got in the passenger seat at the ring


I reckon Shimmy could do it too.

Its amazing what you can teach a monkey to do isn't it