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Re: CALIPERS

To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Subject: Re: CALIPERS
From: "T. .R. Dafforn" <td214@cam.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 11:03:55 +0100
Hi Frank,
People on the list have done this, but as Jeff said, the O rings arn't sold by
the usual suspects.
However you can get some from engineering specialists, but matching the original
spec is trickey.
There is also no torque setting for when you bolt them back together.
Cheers
Tim
Jeff McNeal wrote:

> Frank,
>
> It's adviseable NOT to crack them open at all.  There is a small o-ring washer
> inside that there is no ready replacement for and disassembling the calipers
> is not something that anyone recommends for any reason, including converting
> to DOT 5.  Change out the rubber in the piston chambers, yes, but splitting
> them apart is not necessary.
>
> Take care,
>
> Jeff McNeal (San Diego)
>
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