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by drexyl0
Wed Apr 28, 2004 11:30 pm
Forum: Tech Tips
Topic: Brakes
Replies: 10
Views: 5579

Re: .

What's the difference between cintered and non-cintered brakes (uncintered, anticintered, decintered, excintered???)? I think mine are one of the not-cintered variety, is one type softer than the other, and if so, which is better? please bear with me, I've been out of this game a long time and my kn...
by drexyl0
Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:45 am
Forum: Tech Tips
Topic: Brakes
Replies: 10
Views: 5579

Re: .

I used just enough copper grease to coat the back of each pad. They are the four piston callipers, and according to my Haynes manual don't have anti squeal shims (only the six piston callipers do). The pads all seem fairly tight inside the callipers, I couldn't detect any play. Thanks for your help....
by drexyl0
Mon Apr 26, 2004 10:38 am
Forum: Tech Tips
Topic: Brakes
Replies: 10
Views: 5579

Re: .

Thanks for the advice. I spent most of sunday stripping the callipers down (after bleeding the brake fluid out obviously), and you were right. The seal channels were full of sh!t!!! I used masses of cleaner to get them looking like new again, cleaned off all the brake dust that had built up over eve...
by drexyl0
Tue Apr 20, 2004 1:06 pm
Forum: Tech Tips
Topic: Brakes
Replies: 10
Views: 5579

Brakes

Hi everyone. I have just found this fantastic site and I've got to say, I didn't realise there were so many Genny fans out there. I bought my '88 1000 last July after a break from riding of some 12 years, I bought an older machine to keep the insurance down, but have grown to love my bike and wouldn...