Piston 'ceramic type' Inserts

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julesfay
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Piston 'ceramic type' Inserts

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What are 'ceramic type' inserts in the pistons for?
Mine are crumbling and I cannot find any replacement inserts or complete with piston housing, are they needed as they stand slightly proud of the end of the metal part of the piston?
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Post by banner001 »

its not an insert per se, but a physical part of the piston.

you have two options, if available for the year of bike buy OEM from a kawasaki dealer, or buy the non-OEM ones off ebay/wemoto etc... they work perfectly fine and are easier to remove for repair as you can use standard brake piston pullers to remove them.
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Re: Piston 'ceramic type' Inserts

Post by Tirpitz »

They are for heat dissipation. FWIW Kawasaki do not recommend using OEM sintered pads on pistons without a heat dissipating insert as it could lead to excessive brake squeal - so they say.
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