What a beautiful 750 this is—I’m a bit nervous. The customer requested a chassis total maintenance.
We’ll start working from the rear. It comes apart in no time.
Bikes from this era are truly wonderful. It’s probably never been opened, yet there’s plenty of grease and no corrosion. The GS and Inazuma are sad by comparison.
That’s reassuring.
We’ll make some corrections while keeping in mind the somewhat rushed workmanship of the era.
It’s probably better to avoid sliding hammers if you can. Heating it up and pulling it out with a puller is the smart way. By the way, there’s also a method to pull it out more easily and quickly than a puller.
On the link arm side, we heat it up and use bolt force to remove it.
While we’re working on the swingarm, we put the pivot in the oven. If we can pick it up about when the swingarm is done coming out, we save time.
Before assembly, we check the pivot width, install it, and we’re done.
We’ll do an overhaul on the rear caliper. The condition was quite good.
We polish the corroded areas and prepare for assembly.
The bolts from the later Bandit series look better.
A piston seal kit is the way to go. Always inspect it.
* In the past, different seals have gotten mixed in. The only thing you can trust is your own eyes.
Using the newer clip improves serviceability (though it doesn’t matter to the customer).
CCI metal rubber. Fluid is also CCI Golden Cruiser. A trusted brand.
Replace the nipple during overhaul.
