Caliper Seals & Pads

[PA-Drifter]

Does anybody know if the seal kits and the break pads on a 1988 Venture are all the same? I called my local Yamaha shop and either he was not very knowledgeable or did not want to answer my question because he knew I was going to order elsewhere to save money. I have had the bike for only a year and the calipers have never been touched so I want to rebuild them. I can get the break pads online at half the price but the site only lists pads for the rear, so I'm wondering if the pads are all the same front and rear? If so I can just order 3 sets of rear pads. Also I'm pretty sure but not certain that the caliper seals are all the same, front and rear. Thing is I'm confused as to how many seal kits per caliper, the manual lists 2 for the front and 2 for the rear but I'm thinking it means 2 per caliper. If anyone has done this repair could you please provide me with the correct info, it could save me over $100 online compared to buying at the dealer.

 

Thanks.

[bongobobny]

Been a few years but yes, it is two kits per caliper, one kit for each side of the caliper on the front. The rear caliper is different from the front and is the same caliper used on the 2nd Generation Venture rears. Can't remember if the pads and kits are the same or not, it's been about 10 years since I did a 1st gen. Your brakes are the same for all MK2 which is '86 through '93.

 

Now, before you spend all that money on the front calipers, I am going to highly recommend you REPLACE those calipers with calipers from a Yamaha R1/R6! They are much more efficient and cheaper to rebuild, and they bolt right on easy peasy! You want to get them from early 2000's as they changed later on to a version that won't bolt on. There are two versions, the "blue" dot and the "gold" dot. You want the gold dots as their pistons are anodized aluminum as opposed to the steel pistons on the blue dot ones. You will notice an improvement in breaking with the R1/R6 calipers as well! As far as the rear goes, the stock is fine, just remember the information I gave you about the 2nd gen calipers.

 

Member Skydoc_17, Earl is a good person to buy parts from, he is honest and reasonable, besides being a heck of a good guy...

[camos]

Does anybody know if the seal kits and the break pads on a 1988 Venture are all the same?

The brake pads you want are EBC FA123HH which fit both the front and back calipers. These are double sintered pads which are the hardest ones and provide the best braking.