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Post by Bigjawa »

Stainless caliper pistons made?

Sanjay and his mates in Chittagong have deemed that anodised aluminium pistons are suitable for the rear caliper on the Himalayan. Newsflash, they're not.

I can only find OE alloy ones which just turn to dust.

If someone made stainless copies, they'd sell loads, I've tried the usual RE specialists but drawn a blank. :geek:
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Post by KungFooBob »

Maybe easier to find an alternative caliper that fits?
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KungFooBob wrote: Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:55 pm Maybe easier to find an alternative caliper that fits?
That.
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Rockburner wrote: Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:57 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:55 pm Maybe easier to find an alternative caliper that fits?
That.
Not that simple though, unlike a normal caliper, that just bolts onto a bracket, the sliding pins are part of the bracket assembly which also is the mount for the ABS sensor, plus there's no torque arm, the mounting bracket has a milled out slot that a flange on the swingarm fits into.
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Post by Le_Fromage_Grande »

Try Nick Chambers, he's on Facebook
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Post by kendo57 »

Made to order on Ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124658204557 ... SwI59aFL1h

or if you know the diameter you may get lucky on Ebay , plenty for sale by size