{"id":65834,"date":"2014-01-30T15:55:29","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T06:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=65834"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:36","slug":"gs1200ss-rear-maintenance-ohlins-oh-rear-caliper-aluminum-piston-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20140130\/everyday-events\/gs1200ss-rear-maintenance-ohlins-oh-rear-caliper-aluminum-piston-5","title":{"rendered":"GS1200SS Rear Maintenance, Ohlins OH, Rear Caliper Aluminum Piston Conversion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08649.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65827\" alt=\"DSC08649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08649.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08649.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08649-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08649-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Since you requested mini maintenance, let&#8217;s get started on the work.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08637.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65828\" alt=\"DSC08637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08637.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08637.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08637-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08637-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The sidestand is low on oil. Since it moves and has play, I&#8217;ll reduce the play as much as possible while keeping it from becoming too stiff, so that neither the frame nor the stand wears excessively.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08642.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65829\" alt=\"DSC08642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08642.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08642.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08642-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08642-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The stand side will open up somewhat in that U-shape and will wear over time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08641.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65830\" alt=\"DSC08641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08641.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08641.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08641-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08641-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Looking at the numbers gives us peace of mind\u2014the back should be close to the original dimension, and the difference is about 0.2 mm, so I&#8217;ll press it back roughly using either a vise or a press.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08645.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65831\" alt=\"DSC08645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08645.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08645.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08645-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08645-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The frame is approximately 10.22 mm. Since the surface isn&#8217;t fully flush yet, I&#8217;ll just check it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08653.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65832\" alt=\"DSC08653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08653.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08653.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08653-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08653-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>I&#8217;ll add thickness with a 0.5 mm shim. Calling it a sidestand shim adjustment sounds pretty cool, doesn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08654.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65833\" alt=\"DSC08654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08654.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08654.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08654-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08654-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Please keep the shift arm as close to 90 degrees as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since you requested mini maintenance, let&#8217;s get started on the work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[131,62],"class_list":["post-65834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-brake-caliper-maintenance-aluminum-piston-conversion","tag-gs1200ss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65834","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=65834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}