Right caliper leaking after pad install...

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  1. Janny

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    so i have a white 2006, i just did my front pads and now 2 weeks later the right caliper is leaking fluid. im wondering if i blew the seals on one of the pistons while i was installing them. is there a place that sells a rebuild kit? i havent been able to find one for a 2006 model.
    thanks
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    Where is it leak? Any picture? Did you bleed the system, have you check to see if the bleeder bold is properly torque? I doubt it is the piston seal it it is your break will not hold the pressure.
     


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    you leave the caliper hanging when getting the new pads in or did you secure the piston in a way not to put tension or stress on the brake line?
     


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    Sure it's not a fork seal leak ??
     


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    squirrelman you are 100% right. i looked at it more closely today and the right front fork is leaking from the seals onto the caliper and rotor.
    F.M.L.
    Now i wish it was just a caliper....
    so! how tough is it to replace fork seals? i assume ill be doing both sides...
     


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