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      Here's the end result of this whole issue. I contacted Mike's XS and explained that my new pistons were slightly larger than my...
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      tmikeyb replied to the thread front brake XS2.
      That's what I was hoping to hear. I'll get some new seals and give them the old pistons a try. Thanks
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      tmikeyb replied to the thread front brake XS2.
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      tmikeyb replied to the thread front brake XS2.
      Yes, I cleaned up the old originals and they slide right into the caliper very easily, with no binding or friction. So, this entire...
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      tmikeyb replied to the thread front brake XS2.
      The old ones each have a couple of rough spots on the outer side wall surface. I thought about cleaning them up and seeing how they fit...
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      tmikeyb replied to the thread front brake XS2.
      Here is a picture of the original (thick wall), and new (thin wall) brake pistons. Here's the really important thing though. The...
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      tmikeyb replied to the thread front brake XS2.
      I can dig my old pistons out of the trash and take some pics tomorrow. I’ll also measure them. My diameter measurement was done with a...
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      tmikeyb replied to the thread front brake XS2.
      No, I can't
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      tmikeyb replied to the thread front brake XS2.
      This has been a long ongoing fight, and for now I have lost. I finally gave up on my front caliper, assuming that it might be warped, as...
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      tmikeyb posted the thread Heritage Specials in The Garage.
      I'm curious about pros and cons of the Heritage Special model from the early 1980s.
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      tmikeyb replied to the thread front brake XS2.
      OK guys, that definately tells me that my pistons are too tight. They are brand new, so there's not much I can do about that. I don't...
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      tmikeyb posted the thread front brake XS2 in The Garage.
      I am still working on getting a nice working front brake. My new pistons were so tight in the caliper that I had to drive them in with a...
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      Today I took the whole thing apart and cleaned everything very well. I was able to dig out quite a bit of rust specs out of the grooves...
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