I'm helping a friend with an old '79 CB650 that's having some issues with the front brakes locking up. I pulled off the front caliper and notice the there's a lot of crusty yellowish-brown build up around the boot. I can easily take the boot off. I pop out the piston and there's more crusty build up. It looks like there's some kind of corrosion on the caliper around the inner seal. The metal doesn't seem totally pitted, but it's pretty grungy. I used a pick and lightly scraped out some of the build up.
This is my first time doing something like this, is the caliper toast? Can I clean it, get a new seal/boot and reinstall it?
If it's usable, any suggestions on cleaning?
Thanks for any comments!
This is my first time doing something like this, is the caliper toast? Can I clean it, get a new seal/boot and reinstall it?
If it's usable, any suggestions on cleaning?
Thanks for any comments!