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rear brake locked up
#356691 10/05/2009 7:30 AM
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the rear brake on my 03 speedmaster has seized up at 19,000 miles.i'm assuming i'm going to have to rebuild the rear caliper.i have the haynes manuel but where do i start looking for the parts to rebuild it?

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jake13 #356692 10/05/2009 9:29 AM
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Can you not move the pistons at all after trying to clean it up? Might be easier to buy a used caliper assembly off of eBay rather than try to find parts for it.

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jake13 #356693 10/05/2009 10:59 AM
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You can get the parts from your dealer or Bike Bandit.
2 pistons and the seals....

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Re: rear brake locked up
Deon #356694 10/05/2009 1:10 PM
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look on ebay SPRINT rear brake caliper is straight forward swap


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Grzegorz #356695 10/05/2009 4:38 PM
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Quote:

look on ebay SPRINT rear brake caliper is straight forward swap



thanks for the info brother,just snagged a Sprint caliper off ebay for $23

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jake13 #356696 10/05/2009 4:41 PM
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Quote:

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look on ebay SPRINT rear brake caliper is straight forward swap



thanks for the info brother,just snagged a Sprint caliper off ebay for $23



that is what they call bargain


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Grzegorz #356697 10/06/2009 12:05 AM
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me to,thanks again for the heads up on the sprint caliper


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