When you think of Suzuki, you think of that blue and white—”blue sky, white clouds.” Such a refreshing, clean color. Brake caliper maintenance request.
It just keeps going—the calipers. Removing the side cover, I was surprised right away! Amazing—so this is how the hose holds it. And it’s not even sweating. Looking down, the master is pretty dried out—that’s the condition. This is going to be rewarding work. But you can’t see much from here. Well, it’s from ’88, so 31 years? It did a great job. That’s the condition. Old bikes typically end up like this. Problems don’t pop up suddenly, but keeping things in good shape puts your mind at ease—brake confidence, I’d say. After polishing, the inside is shiny too. The rod—maybe for economy’s sake? Well, if it’s usable, we polish it, apply gun coat, and reuse it. After that, it’s assembly and done. No special tricks or secrets. The usual condition. Back in the day, with limited equipment, it would’ve been “oh man, this is tough,” but these days it’s pretty routine.
Naturally, the seals are in pretty rough shape too. Good timing, I’d say. That’s how we finish it up and move on to assembly. We always dry everything thoroughly in the oven before assembly. First inspection, second inspection. If you assemble without checking and something goes wrong, whose fault is it? The technician’s, I’d say. Bleeder nipples are always new. It’s also good to clean up the taper section on the caliper side where the nipple contacts. Swapping in later-model bolts gives it a slightly more modern look. As always, I apply CCI metal rubber and whisper a little charm: “work smoothly for me.” It’s turned out really nice. You can definitely see the OH work. By the way, the later rear caliper clip fits this caliper. *Slightly better workability. 69142-46E01
