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Forgive me father for I have sinned.

not-fishing

not-fishing

Cruisin' Guzzisti
GT Famiglia
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I have committed the Sin of Pride.

I thought I knew enough about changing a simple brake pad change to shortcut my mistakes.

My mistake was I put the spring clip on upside down.

My Pride was rather than take the caliper off and reverse the clip, I reversed the clip with the caliper attached. I thought I knew better and short-stepped the installation when I put the pin back in the caliper and I did not capture the inside brake pad. After a dozen or so "bedding-in" stops at low speed the brake pad fell out and the brake pistons bore directly against the calipers. A couple of more stops and the pistons were severely damaged.

At least I figured it out when the brake lever went mushy, stopped and could see fluid leaking. I DD it back home. Back home I found the damage. The inside pistons ground themselves on the rotor.

I've been able to clean the aluminum piston residue off the rotor. Only the replacement caliper/pad will tell me if it worked.

Next time I will embrace humility and follow the procedures for repair.

Short-cuts can be expensive.

Another lesson in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
 
Ah, the school of hard knocks dishes out another "free" lesson. Feel bad not, you have saved others from the same fate.

The important thing is learning all of the lesson (only at exam time will you know).

One I learnt many years ago - "If you do not feel benevolent towards the bike you need to work on, don't - save it for another day"

Most bikes have an angry or urgency sensor in them, I haven't found wither of these sensors yet but they are there, and if you proceed without benevolence, you will probably break something else and it will be disproportionally expensive or totally unavailable. Zen indeed!
 
Education costs money, University or skool of 'ardnox, it's all the same $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
 
I had a mechanic that was fitting a Morris Mag to my RD-350 (do any of us truly remember that era?) and he put the pads in wrongside out. On the first application of the brakes they seized to the disk. Then broke loose. Then seized to the disk. Then broke loose. Then seized to the disk. Then broke loose. Then seized to the disk. Add fear until completely stopped. Practice entire vocabulary of swear words. Add a few new ones. Change mechanics...
 
My repentance started with the examination of the existing rotor and cleaning off as much of aluminum deposit from the brake pistons as possible using a Dremel flap wheel sander with a light touch. (those of us who also mountain bike scour-clean our disks with Al-Oxide sandpaper)

I saved the disk which is a big savings, the brake pucks were shot.

After checking into a caliper rebuild kit with pucks for $ 65, I purchased a new Brembo caliper with pads instead for $115, a pair of banjo fitting crush washers $2, DOT 5.1 fluid $15 or so and mity vac for the bleeding @ $60 .

I then approached the Griso with a patient and humble mind to mend the damage I had done.

My total penance is a little less than $ 200 and my Zen is much better now after a few rides.
 
Forgive me father for I have sinned.

Nah! Fuck off you useless turd, ya don't deserve a Gootsi.

Fortunately we here are a little more forgiving. I sat on the garage floor one day, pouring in new oil and wondering why I couldn't get a reading on the dipstick.
Why does my arse feel wet?

Talking of "dipsticks", some clown forgot to put the sump plug back in.
I bow's me head in penance wif ya.
 
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