Substitute front Calliper for a Virago 535 1991

[Jesse_M]

Hi guys,

 

just wondering if you could help me. The thread on my front calliper in which the bleed nipple sits has gone gone; and I was just wondering if anyone could suggest an alternative front calliper because trying to source an original has proven to be difficult.

 

any advice would be appreciated,

 

Jess

Edited April 11, 2020 by Jesse_M
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[pilninggas]

cant you drill the old nipple out? you can buy nipples with 0.5 oversize for this reason. You can also buy bleedable banjos, they replace the existing banjo but have a bleed nipple built in - i have fitted one and as long as you orientate the caliper correctly you can bleed them out. They look like this:

 

if you must replace the caliper, do you know the bolt spacing? 

There are a number of yamahas with the same ~(i think) 83mm calipers.

 

 

 

[finnerz89]

No idea on what other calipers may fit. It would be with cross referencing parts numbers on Fowlersparts.co.uk 

Is the bleed nipple still in the caliper at the minute?

[Jesse_M]

The bleed nipple is out just won’t tighten. I was just hesitant to rethread  it as can’t ensure no debris would fall down into the calliper 

30 minutes ago, pilninggas said:

cant you drill the old nipple out? you can buy nipples with 0.5 oversize for this reason. You can also buy bleedable banjos, they replace the existing banjo but have a bleed nipple built in - i have fitted one and as long as you orientate the caliper correctly you can bleed them out. They look like this:

 

if you must replace the caliper, do you know the bolt spacing? 

 

There are a number of yamahas with the same ~(i think) 83mm calipers.

 

 

 

I’ll definitely look into this bud and give it a shot.

 

thanks for the advice everyone, appreciate it.