'81 Midnight Special rear brake caliper

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  • wheels3300
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    • Sep 2008
    • 3
    #1

    '81 Midnight Special rear brake caliper

    Bike has been sitting for years and rear caliper is frozen solid. I cant get the piston out. I've tried compressed air and grease but no luck. Andreas has a rear caliper and master cylinder for a standard XS11 but I would prefer to replace in kind.

    Thanks

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    • Axel
      XSive Maximus
      • May 2007
      • 869
      • Renfrew,Ontario
      #2
      A XJ caliper may fit
      XJ1100K
      Avon rubber
      MikesXS black coils
      Iridium plugs w/ 1k caps
      MikesXS front master
      Paragon SS brake lines (unlinked)
      Loud Horns (Stebel/Fiamm)
      Progressive fork springs
      CIBIE headlight reflector
      YICS Eliminator

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        • Ken Talbot
          XS-XJ Super Guru
          • Jun 2002
          • 4251
          • Revelstoke, BC
          #3
          Maybe try some heat from a torch. Heat it from the backside, and the aluminum body of the caliper should expand more and quicker than the steel piston. Being full of grease, etc, it will probably cause a lot of smoke. You'll ruin the paint but what have you got to lose at this point?

          YMMV
          Ken Talbot

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