The manual has a warning about taking these apart. I think you can get a new
gasket (or is it an 0-ring?) for it. You're stuck now, I wouldn't trust just
torqueing it back down.
on 8/21/02 9:02 PM, Andrew B. Lundgren at lundgren@byu.net wrote:
> I removed the wrong bolts when removing my brake calipers on my '70 B.
> (Just one side!) I figured that out when brake fluid started oozing
> out.
>
> I read through my manuals on checking them, haven't done it yet. I am
> guessing the calipers are 32 years old, though I have no way of
> telling. I am considering replacing them, though I have had no trouble
> with them. If the surfaces are still smooth and show no damage, should
> I worry? Do they wear and yet remain smooth? How about rebuilding
> them? I know moss says not to bother with the clutch master...
>
> They are about $100/each for rebuilt ones, so they aren't free, but at
> the same time, failed brakes cost much more.
>
> Thanks for considering it with me...
>
> It is good to work on my car again.
>
>
>
> --
> Andrew Lundgren
> lundgren@byu.net
> http://www.Lundgren.us
>
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