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front brake caliper rebuild gt 500 1976

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:03 am
by Ron
the rebuild kit came with a small rubber part with an oblong hole in it.do i glue this to the back of the brake pad? am i suppose to grease the back of the brake pad? perhaps this rubber part is used on another model? ron

Re: front brake caliper rebuild gt 500 1976

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:01 pm
by GT750Battleship
8) Hi,that little oblong bit of rubber goes in the hole that the pad stopper/holder clip attaches to...yes do add a little silicon or something to the back of the pad,careful not to get any on the braking face of the pad !
if you want to see a large drawing of the caliper & it's parts,google "Alpha Sports Suzuki" & look up year model & the part your looking for "Brake Caliper" :) The Stopper/Pad holder clip is part num 9 on the diagram ,the little rubber has no number against it,but can be seen "top right" in the drawing,hope this helps :?:
Cheers,
GT750Battleship.

Re: front brake caliper rebuild gt 500 1976

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:27 pm
by oldjapanesebikes
Something I assume you are aware of - late A's and the B's had two different front brake cylinder and master cylinder suppliers: ASCO and Tokico, and the parts are not all interchangeable. 8)