2020-12-06 Front Caliper Powder Coat Problem

2020-12-06 Front Caliper Powder Coat Problem

RHS fork seal leaked, contaminating pad with fork oil.

The new pads wouldn't fit into the machined recessed area due to powder coating thickness. Especially the captive pad.

Used a variety of tools (files, dremel, etc) to remove the powder coating allowing each pad to seat correctly. I have no idea how Ray got them.. Probably pressed them in while the calipers were apart for new piston seals and cleaning?

Long tedious fix, over 5 hours total. This wasn't adequate. The captive pad would still rotate.

Making progress.

Even better. Patience grasshopper!

I won, but it was a battle.

The End