I have a 550K that i am restoring,of course your typical situation where it was left outside for 35 years now everything is glued, welded and impossible to free up,lol but thats the fun of it. The bike is totally and completely disassembled, i have bagged and tagged every single piece of hardware to make my life easier during rebuild. I am dealing with this caliper situation right now, i work in machine shop so have access to everything under the sun,i was able to remove the pad material completely, the only thing left is the disc where the pad was glued to and of course the piston. I doused this thing with kroil and then applied 130 psi of air, didn't move a millimeter, i was thinking about welding a piece of altthread with TIG to the middle of the round plate where the pad material used to be and use it as a slide hammer to pull at Least that plate off and then deal with the piston or who knows, is this a bad idea? wasn't sure what a little bit of heat while welding that little rod would do to the caliper. To give you a idea, when i removed the master cylinder as you know there is a snap ring that holds the piston in the master cylinder,you have to have some really deep snap ring plyers to take that out,i dont have some like that so i decided i was gonna use a pick to pull the snap ring out,didn't have to, it was so corroded the snap ring broke in 3 pieces, snap rings are made of serious steel (most of them) and this things was corroded to oblivion,lol
In cases like yours, when a motorcycle has been victimized by being left in the elements, your always better off replacing corroded components over trying to rebuild them. In the long run, it's much cheaper and takes way less time. Good Luck with the project! Sounds like a big undertaking. Cheers! Zip~
@@ZippoVarga you are absolutely right, will keep that in mind, I did free up that piston, it's in the trash, that caliper is salvageable,just needs a little polishing,have a good holiday!!
You should remove the piston and verify no pitting in the chrome plating of the piston that will continue to bind up. After market stainless steel pistons are available which is what i used in mine
Thanks Ray. I mention rebuilding the caliper in the video. It's not moving freely, and, being 44 years old, I'd trust it a lot more knowing the piston and caliper walls are in tip top shape. Thanks for stopping by! Zip~
That's how Big Bill was when I got him. He "Self Healed" as well. These old Honda's WANT to be ridden, but even in their slumber, they wait for the day when they will eventually fall into the right hands. Cheers my Friend! Sean~
That stuck up brake caliper might well have saved that bike. Prevented it from being ridden much and getting beaten to death. Also, maybe, meant that it came up for sale when you were ready. Thankfully whoever chewed up the brake pad wasn't very tenacious. These old bikes and people that ought to not work on them...I've seen some shit Man...
The previous owner was the original owners Nephew, and got the bike when his Uncle passed. Joe transferred the title into his name in 2003, rode the bike 5 miles then never touched it again. Years pass and my neighbor, who knows Joe, talked him into selling it to him. But first, my neighbor came to me to see if I would service the bike and get it running for him. When I saw it, I knew I had to have it, and I knew I had an ace in the hole with a "pop pop" he had been admiring in my collection. He was happy, and I was happy. But there's a little more of the back story I hadn't shared with you in email. Cheers Brother! Zip~
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I have a 550K that i am restoring,of course your typical situation where it was left outside for 35 years now everything is glued, welded and impossible to free up,lol but thats the fun of it.
The bike is totally and completely disassembled, i have bagged and tagged every single piece of hardware to make my life easier during rebuild.
I am dealing with this caliper situation right now, i work in machine shop so have access to everything under the sun,i was able to remove the pad material completely, the only thing left is the disc where the pad was glued to and of course the piston.
I doused this thing with kroil and then applied 130 psi of air, didn't move a millimeter, i was thinking about welding a piece of altthread with TIG to the middle of the round plate where the pad material used to be and use it as a slide hammer to pull at Least that plate off and then deal with the piston or who knows, is this a bad idea? wasn't sure what a little bit of heat while welding that little rod would do to the caliper.
To give you a idea, when i removed the master cylinder as you know there is a snap ring that holds the piston in the master cylinder,you have to have some really deep snap ring plyers to take that out,i dont have some like that so i decided i was gonna use a pick to pull the snap ring out,didn't have to, it was so corroded the snap ring broke in 3 pieces, snap rings are made of serious steel (most of them) and this things was corroded to oblivion,lol
In cases like yours, when a motorcycle has been victimized by being left in the elements, your always better off replacing corroded components over trying to rebuild them. In the long run, it's much cheaper and takes way less time. Good Luck with the project! Sounds like a big undertaking. Cheers! Zip~
@@ZippoVarga you are absolutely right, will keep that in mind, I did free up that piston, it's in the trash, that caliper is salvageable,just needs a little polishing,have a good holiday!!
You should remove the piston and verify no pitting in the chrome plating of the piston that will continue to bind up. After market stainless steel pistons are available which is what i used in mine
Thanks Ray. I mention rebuilding the caliper in the video. It's not moving freely, and, being 44 years old, I'd trust it a lot more knowing the piston and caliper walls are in tip top shape. Thanks for stopping by! Zip~
This bike fixes itself. You need more arms LOL. I don't have a bike but I am watching my friend. Stuff is stuff, LOL
That's how Big Bill was when I got him. He "Self Healed" as well. These old Honda's WANT to be ridden, but even in their slumber, they wait for the day when they will eventually fall into the right hands. Cheers my Friend! Sean~
Did you ever get traitor done
He's still waiting his turn Chris, but he's not far from finished (again lol). Zip~
It’s a crasman LT 1500 17.5 gross hp
That stuck up brake caliper might well have saved that bike. Prevented it from being ridden much and getting beaten to death. Also, maybe, meant that it came up for sale when you were ready. Thankfully whoever chewed up the brake pad wasn't very tenacious. These old bikes and people that ought to not work on them...I've seen some shit Man...
The previous owner was the original owners Nephew, and got the bike when his Uncle passed. Joe transferred the title into his name in 2003, rode the bike 5 miles then never touched it again. Years pass and my neighbor, who knows Joe, talked him into selling it to him. But first, my neighbor came to me to see if I would service the bike and get it running for him. When I saw it, I knew I had to have it, and I knew I had an ace in the hole with a "pop pop" he had been admiring in my collection. He was happy, and I was happy. But there's a little more of the back story I hadn't shared with you in email. Cheers Brother! Zip~
Hi sir I have a cuestión about my grass tractor , the breaks won’t let the tire spin
Zippo please let me no if the e-mail i sent you made it. Love ya brother
It made it Brother. Sending a pic of the engine set up to better show you. Love ya Brother! Zip~
Shame on you-- now i want one
These old Honda's are awesome bikes and they get a lot of attention! Cheers! Zip~