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| mightyohm |
 Sep 7 2005, 01:06 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest   |
I am in the process of rebuilding my rear brake calipers and I have 2 questions:
1. the caliper pistons have a circlip and some other stuff inside of them - is it worth trying to take them apart to inspect and clean or don't bother? 2. am i risking damaging my parking brake mechanism by using brake cleaner to clean the inside of the caliper? are there any seals in that section of the caliper that will be damaged by brake cleaner? i was following eric shea's tutorial but he doesn't say anything about it. just a concern of mine. thanks! |
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| davep |
Sep 7 2005, 11:15 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,292 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
I don't bother to remove the retraction mechanism from within the pistons. I do flush the pistons with rubbing alcohol and brake cleaner, then blow dry with compressed air. The rubber seals are okay with alcohol, not sure about the brake cleaner, so I don't use it on the rubber parts. There is no rubber within the pistons.
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jkeyzer rear brake caliper rebuild questions Sep 7 2005, 01:06 AM
jkeyzer bump. Sep 7 2005, 09:29 AM Headrage Once the calipers are taken apart the only seal le... Sep 7 2005, 11:17 AM jkeyzer What is the deal about using alcohol for cleaning ... Sep 7 2005, 11:18 AM Headrage I believe it has to do with the effect a harsh che... Sep 7 2005, 11:23 AM jkeyzer Good to know that after the fact... Somehow I dou... Sep 7 2005, 11:27 AM Headrage Sep 7 2005, 11:30 AM
jkeyzer Ah-ha. I found this online (so it must be true):
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