As anyone who follows the "who's crashed" thread knows, my buddy hit the ground a couple weeks ago and went skidding along. Most of the damage appears to be cosmetic, but I did notice that a decent amount of metal is missing from the brake caliper.
I don't know how thick this metal is, or what pressure the fluid is under, or if I need to be worried about rust, but would people here suggest replacing the caliper? Stopping performance still seems fine.
Should I replace crash-scraped caliper?
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Should I replace crash-scraped caliper?
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It will probably continue to work fine. It might be a little more likely to crack if you have another incident, even a low speed tip over. Also, somewhere down the line, it might make it harder to resell the scooter to have the brake caliper look like that. At some point, you might want to see if you can score a used one for cheap.
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I'm a little more concerned about the partially ground-off lower caliper bolt. Can you still get a wrench on there? It looks like you may have trouble getting the bolt out. I hope I'm wrong.
Possibly end up grabbing it with vice grips or something.
There's usually thread locker on there and getting those bolts out the first time can be a little tough.
Possibly end up grabbing it with vice grips or something.
There's usually thread locker on there and getting those bolts out the first time can be a little tough.
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Yeah, I thought about that, too, but I'm thinking that the caliper is so banged up already and the material is so malleable that a Dremel Moto Tool ought to be able to easily nibble away the material that's blocking the bolt from coming out. That's one of the reasons I'd not be in a huge hurry to swap out the caliper. Maybe wait until a friend with a Moto Tool can do a little cleanup on that thing before removing it?Tocsik wrote:I'm a little more concerned about the partially ground-off lower caliper bolt. Can you still get a wrench on there? It looks like you may have trouble getting the bolt out. I hope I'm wrong.
Possibly end up grabbing it with vice grips or something.
There's usually thread locker on there and getting those bolts out the first time can be a little tough.
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Thanks for the tip guys @skylly93 - the scooter (and wife) got hit by a car a while back.
I've been riding around without any issues, so it seems fine. I'll keep the tips here in mind when it comes time to bleed the brakes.
I've been riding around without any issues, so it seems fine. I'll keep the tips here in mind when it comes time to bleed the brakes.