KZ400 D3 Caliper replacement

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KZ400 D3 Caliper replacement

14 May 2025 10:19
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Hello everyone, I have a '76 KZ400 and I can't find brake piston seals anywhere. At this point, the only solution I see is to replace the entire caliper. Does anyone know of a compatible model, or have any suggestions on how to solve this?

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Re: KZ400 D3 Caliper replacement

14 May 2025 12:49
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Re: KZ400 D3 Caliper replacement

14 May 2025 13:07
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Hi Dave! Yes, you're right! My name is Mariano. I bought my KZ in Barcelona a few years ago, but we moved to California and I shipped it from BCN all the way to Los Angeles. I wasn’t able to use it due to registration issues, but now she’s ready to ride — except for this brake issue.If anyone in the forum can help me, it would be greatly appreciated.Thank you!   
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Re: KZ400 D3 Caliper replacement

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Re: KZ400 D3 Caliper replacement

Yesterday 08:43 - Yesterday 08:44
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Welcome. The caliper seal for the '76 KZ400D3 is a known issue. Some say there is a Harley seal that will work, others have tried the seal sold by a guy o9n eBay. I didn't have much luck with the eBay seal and plan on adapting a Ninja EX500 caliper to my 400. 
Here is the eBay seal. The picture is misleading as this is NOT an NOS seal.  eBay KZ400 caliper seal
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Re: KZ400 D3 Caliper replacement

Yesterday 12:13
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Thank you! At this point I don't see other option that replace the caliper, I bought a couple of ring and they don't work. Can you please send a link to the one you want to use?

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