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Re: [Spridgets] calipers and kingpins

To: Paul Asgeirsson <PAsgeirsson@att.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] calipers and kingpins
From: Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:41:47 -0500
Very interesting post:
"Wire wheel calipers work on steel wheels, but not the other way around
without that small machined area."
Lin


On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Paul Asgeirsson <PAsgeirsson@att.net>wrote:

> Hi Leo,
>
> I've been able to get all the rubber parts for caliper rebuilding,
> including
> that small round flat one.  New pistons are also out there.  In plain
> english, the outer seal retainer is a bugger to get on.  I finally made a
> jig to do it so there's no damage to that retainer on installation
>
> Calipers for wire wheels have had slightly machined areas on one side of it
> for those wheels.  Be sure that is either there or done so there is no
> rubbing between the caliper and the wire wheel hub.
>
> Wire wheel calipers work on steel wheels, but not the other way around
> without that small machined area.
>
> Later, Paul A
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leo S" <60bugeye@cebridge.net>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:12 AM
> Subject: [Spridgets] calipers and kingpins
>
>
> > Finally got around to getting upstairs in the shop tonight and dragging
> down 3
> > sets of disk brake frontends and started dissasmbling them to find the
> parts
> > for one good set for the front end of the project bugeye.  ALL of the
> fulcrum
> > pins were frozen along with having major slop so out came the die grinder
> and
> > a thin cut off wheel.  One set of the king pins has absolutely no play so
> is
> > there a reason to re-build them (i.e. new king pins, bushings, and
> haveing
> > them reamed?  Next question is on the calipers.  Is it possible to split
> them,
> > bead blast and have them performance coated for looks then install a
> rebuild
> > kit?  Does the rebuild kit come with new pistons?  I remember seeing
> somewhere
> > that the smalll o rings inbetween the two halfs are NLA?  Is this true ?
> How
> > much of a PIA is it to rebuild them or is it better to just buy a new
> set?
> > New A-Arms are definetly on the list UNLESS I decide to try and solder in
> new
> > fulcrum pin bushings.  Has any one don that before?
> >
> > Then I have to decide if this car get wire wheeels or not.  Have all the
> wire
> > wheel hubs and rear end but will have to round up 4 more wire wheels.
> Have
> > one that is literally BRAND new.  Anyone go one or two for sale that are
> like
> > brand new and dont know what to do with them:)  I cant afford Daytons
> price so
> > willl have to search for them one at a time.  If I go wih wire wheels the
> > mounts will ge cut off the WW rear end out of a 67 and then the mounts
> off
> a
> > bugeye housing will ge welded on.
> >
> > Leo
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