Thanks for all the feedback
Thanks
Mike
62 TR4, Race car
63 TR4, Street car
Mike & Becky Moore
6050 Ruhl Road
Fairview, PA 16415
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Alexander [mailto:n197tr4@cs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 7:58 AM
To: SCOTT JANZEN
Cc: Michael Moore; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Caliper Rebuild
Speaking of caliper seals.....
Chris Marx left with us, several sets of his seals for calipers. It was a
special run with a superior material. We are successfully using them in our
car.
We can ship them to you.....you can pay Chris thru PayPal.
Joe Alexander
645 1st Street
Jesup, IA 50648
The-vintage-racer.com
Gasketinnovations.com
Cell: 319.464.4711
> On Aug 27, 2014, at 6:46 AM, SCOTT JANZEN <sjanzen@me.com> wrote:
>
> I rebuild or inspect my calipers (girling 16P) probably twice a
> season. Get stainless steel pistons, and the seal rebuild kits- I've
> been getting them from Team Triumph. The SS pistons will not rust,
> clean up readily with a soft application of scotch brite and brake
> cleaner so they'll last pretty much forever. You are not terribly
> concerned about the condition of the bores, as long as there is no
> rust or scale, as unlike a MC the piston slides on the seal, rather
> than the seal sliding in the bore. There is no need or point in separating
the caliper halves.
> I got in the habit of regular rebuilds after one particularly hot
> weekend where I loaded my car in the trailer after the last race, and
> unloaded to find a puddle of fluid by the LF wheel. The seal had just
cooked!
>
> Sent from my mobile device
>
>> On Aug 27, 2014, at 7:17 AM, Michael Moore <mmoore@mtmcpafirm.com> wrote:
>>
>> After my weekend at Grattan I noticed my Girling caliper was weaping
>> a
> little
>> fluid out of top center.
>>
>> Can these be rebuilt? Moss says NO in their catalog.
>>
>> I took it apart and it is a simple O-ring that needs replaced.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> Mike
>>
>> 62 TR4, Race car
>> 63 TR4, Street car
>>
>> Mike & Becky Moore
>> 6050 Ruhl Road
>> Fairview, PA 16415
>>
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