Rebuilding may not be so easy. Getting the outer seal to fit under the retainer
ring and get that ring to "crimp" into the caliper is a pain in the ...........
Con Seitl
1973 III 88 "Pig"
1991 RR "hers"
ynotink wrote:
> Actually it wouldn't be too much trouble to just rebuild the calipers as a
> routine part of a brake job. The trick is to know it needs to be done. I'm
> adding it to my list.
>
> Bill Lawrence
>
> N Forbes wrote:
>
> > I've got the same thing on my truck, JL. I got my safety inspection done by
> > a guy who works on several RRCs in town and was telling him what work I'd
> > done to the truck so far (I've already replaced the front pads, rotors, and
> > one caliper). He said that he's found he has to rebuild the calipers every
> > single time he changes the pads. There are always stuck pistons. I guess
> > they are too succeptible to dirt and salt and stuff being thrown up from the
> > road. One of my friends is actually planning on ordering a whole set of
> > extra calipers so he can always have a rebuilt set on hand before the pads
> > need to be changed (he's got three RRs).
> >
> > Anyway, don't know if there's any way to solve the problem. An some sort of
> > hood over the caliper maybe?
> >
> > later,
> > Niall
> >
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