tomgregory2000
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| posted on 18/6/12 at 08:37 PM |
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Rebuilding brake calipers
Evening everybody
With my defender project coming on (very slowly) I'm in the position to rebuild the brake calipers,
I've had them bead blasted and re zinc coated.
I have stainless steel pistons for them as well, 12 of them :-)
Now my question for the the people who have rebuilt calipers,
Putting in the seals I guess I coat them in brake fluid?
Now fitting the pistons do I give the piston a coat of brake fluid to aid insertion or red rubber grease?
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phelpsa
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| posted on 18/6/12 at 08:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tomgregory2000
Evening everybody
With my defender project coming on (very slowly) I'm in the position to rebuild the brake calipers,
I've had them bead blasted and re zinc coated.
I have stainless steel pistons for them as well, 12 of them :-)
Now my question for the the people who have rebuilt calipers,
Putting in the seals I guess I coat them in brake fluid?
Now fitting the pistons do I give the piston a coat of brake fluid to aid insertion or red rubber grease?
Brake fluid on anything with hydraulic contact.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 18/6/12 at 08:52 PM |
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And split the calipers, trying to fit while both halves are bolted together is very hard indeed, you will not get the sealing rings on the dust coats
in squarely enough and they will bend and be destroyed.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 19/6/12 at 03:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
And split the calipers, trying to fit while both halves are bolted together is very hard indeed, you will not get the sealing rings on the dust coats
in squarely enough and they will bend and be destroyed.
I concur! 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 19/6/12 at 05:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
And split the calipers, trying to fit while both halves are bolted together is very hard indeed, you will not get the sealing rings on the dust coats
in squarely enough and they will bend and be destroyed.
I concur!
I'm not stuped 
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 19/6/12 at 10:06 AM |
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It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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