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| Rusty |
  Nov 5 2004, 10:52 PM
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I have two brake calipers that I plan to rebuild. My biggest concern for them, of course, is rust.
How can I prevent the insides from rusting while they're in storage? I'm not sure that squirting them with WD40 or something will be good for the inner seals. Any thoughts how the pros do it? -Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
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| scotty914 |
Nov 5 2004, 11:33 PM
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suby torque rules Group: Members Posts: 1,528 Joined: 20-July 03 From: maryland, the land of 25 year Member No.: 924 |
wipe em down with brake fluid or motor oil or what ever else you have
yes the solvents in some spray lubes "might" damage the seals but wd 40 is really kind of weak and doesnt do much for stopping rust in the long run, also it really likes to gum up after a while when ready to use clean with brake cleaner to get off what ever you put on it simply put, lube with brake fluid when you put em together and seal up the holes for the brake lines to keep out moisture and dont worry about it |
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Lawrence Brake calipers Nov 5 2004, 10:52 PM
Aaron Cox put em in a bag of wd or oil or brake fluid. no ru... Nov 6 2004, 12:42 AM Lawrence Scott & Aaron, thank you for the replies.
Actuall... Nov 6 2004, 06:37 AM Eddie Williams By using sil-glyde or some other assembly lube, ar... Nov 6 2004, 07:35 AM 9146986 Why not get everything ready for reassembly and pa... Nov 6 2004, 08:06 AM Lawrence I've thought about that, Perry. That will pro... Nov 6 2004, 08:11 AM SLITS As an alternative, I would use a light oil and fil... Nov 6 2004, 12:23 PM Eric_Shea Bench bleed them... leave the full of brake fluid. Nov 6 2004, 12:41 PM
dmenche914 For storage there are some options.
1. The rubbe... Nov 6 2004, 01:21 PM |
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