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Re: Brake Calipers

To: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>,
Subject: Re: Brake Calipers
From: "bob josten" <bobjosten@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 08:47:06 -0800
Rick at Sunbeam Specialties sells the square O-ring that seals the two 
halves of the caliper.
Bob



>I read Stu's note about crushable metal seals... I hadn't heard of, or 
>seen,
> metal seals. The Girling two-part calipers that used to come on Volvos had 
> a
> square edged rubber O-ring between the halves and it was hard to find that
> part except at Volvo dealers. I thought that the calipers on Alpines and
> Tigers used the same rubber O-ring. It's not a good idea to use standard
> O-rings because they don't have the right edges on them, and for all I 
> know
> may not be compatible with brake fluid.
>
> Good luck,
> Theo




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