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Re: Caliper Question

To: John Gronberg <jgronberg@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: Caliper Question
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 14:23:15 -0600
Cc: Spridgets@autox.team.net
Is this deja vu?  All over again?
Anyway.... there is a port between the 2 halves. Air moving back to the 
master cylinder would not be acceptable. So it wasn't actually a 
"realization" you had after all, but rather a misunderstanding.
         Have a safe and Happy New Years, everyone!
Peter C
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At 12:58 PM 12/30/2003, you wrote:
>Sitting at my workbench and looking at my front disk brake caliper (the 
>outboard side) I came to the realization that there is only one path the 
>brake fluid can travel into the piston cavity. If you rebuild the disk and 
>remount on the car and proceed to bleed the brakes how does fluid ever get 
>into that outboard cavity? I remember reading some ware, the fluid will 
>flow into the caliper and the air will eventually move through the system 
>ending up in the master cylinder. Is that correct?
>John Gronberg
>jgronberg@sbcglobal.net





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