{"id":47456,"date":"2018-07-06T18:53:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T09:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=47456"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:06","slug":"gsxr1100g-inspection-brake-caliper-maintenance-aluminum-piston-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20180706\/everyday-events\/gsxr1100g-inspection-brake-caliper-maintenance-aluminum-piston-3","title":{"rendered":"\u2461 GSX-R1100G Inspection \u2013 Brake Caliper Maintenance + Aluminum Piston Conversion and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSC_7673.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"><br \/>\nLet&#8217;s get to the front!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710096.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710097.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nWhether or not it has anodizing makes a huge difference in longevity. It&#8217;s rare to find an anodized caliper with severe seal groove damage. Anodized equals easier work equals happiness\u2014that&#8217;s the rule.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710098.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710099.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nThe seal condition is pretty average, I&#8217;d say? It turned out better than I expected.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nOne thing I realized this time is that this pad grease seems like it could be quite the troublemaker.<br \/>\nI personally dislike anything oily, so I basically don&#8217;t apply it. If it reduces or eliminates squealing, then that&#8217;s fine.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been thinking that this oil content might actually be causing unexpected stiffness.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710102.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nWe&#8217;re going to reuse it, so first let&#8217;s inspect it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710104.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nFor anodized calipers, I just blast them with a high-pressure washer. It&#8217;s much faster than scrubbing away.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSC_7673.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSC_7672.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"><br \/>\nAfter that, I give it a little heat in the oven. Extra moisture evaporates, which means less corrosion and peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSC_7674.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"><br \/>\nShiny! Caliper done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s get to the front!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47442,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[131,151,122],"class_list":["post-47456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-brake-caliper-maintenance-aluminum-piston-conversion","tag-gsxr","tag-vehicle-inspection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}