Removing And Installing Front Brake Pistons; Rear Brake Calliper; Removing And Installing Rear Brake Calliper - BMW K 1200 LT 1999 Repair Manual

Removing and installing front brake
pistons
– Remove the brake calliper.
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Use piston resetting tool, BMW No. 34 1 500, to
locate two opposing brake pistons.
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Insert a piece of cloth between the two brake pis-
tons not located by the resetting tool.
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Warning:
Do not allow your fingers to become trapped be-
tween the pistons; risk of injury.
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Carefully press out one of the brake pistons, by
applying a compressed air gun to the brake hose
connection.
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Wrap a cloth round the empty bore for the brake
piston to seal it as tightly as possible.
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Carefully press out the second brake piston, by
applying the compressed air gun to the brake
hose connection.
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Check brake pistons for hairline cracks, scores
and damage.
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Remove the sealing rings from the bores for the
brake pistons.
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Coat new sealing rings with brake fluid and in-
stall.
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Caution:
The brake pistons have a tendency to tilt in their
bores during installation: always be careful to keep
the pistons square to their bores when installing.
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Coat the brake pistons with brake fluid and care-
fully insert them into their bores.
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Remove and install the other two brake pistons
in the same way.
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Installation is the reverse of the removal proce-
dure: pay particular attention to the following.
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Before installing the brake calliper, force the pis-
tons fully back with resetting tool,
BMW No. 34 1 500.

Rear brake calliper

Removing and installing rear brake
calliper
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Caution:
Do not allow brake fluid to come into contact with
painted parts of the motorcycle, because brake fluid
destroys paint.
– Drain the brake system.
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Caution:
Do not separate the two halves of the brake calliper.
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Release the brake hose from the clips (arrows)
on the rear-wheel drive.
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Remove fasteners (1, 3), and remove brake calli-
per.
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Remove the brake pads.
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Remove banjo bolt (2) for brake hose from brake
calliper and remove brake hose.
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