Best place to buy parts

Marketplace Wanted - parts etc
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Hi I bought a V85TT in Rosso 1 month ago and love it.

The rear bake was terrible so I investigated and it turns out the slide pins on the caliper are seized solid :frowning:

Looks like a new caliper is required (2B000525)

Any recommendations on the best place to purchase it from

Cheers

Stu

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is it just the pins you want or the whole caliper?

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i guess “best place” is subjective. Personally I’d start with a phone call to Gutsibits, maybe Fowlers if you want to use UK suppliers… then Stein Dinse (as above) and Teo Lamers (TML). But watch for postage and duty from the latter two.

When do the Italians vacation? August or September? this affects supply times.

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August, nothing happens at all in August :smiley:

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Can the caliper not be stripped, cleaned and rebuilt?

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Not sure yet my friend is going to try

Separating the 2 parts of the calipern

Tomorrow with a hydraulic press.

If it comes apart hopefully I can clean

it up and put it back together

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Thanks for the advice :+1:t2:

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My friend is going to try and separate the 2 parts of the caliper tomorrow with a hydraulic press so it just depends if he can get them separated without destroying the caliper.

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This is why I always have mine apart and greased ASAP even if bike is brand new. Saves so much aggro later. Learned my lesson with a second hand Piaggio X10, was wondering why I can’t turn the front wheel by hand even if jacked up, I’m not that weak surely? :grin:

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