I bought a new set of rear calipers (sierra) and fitted and bled them tonight, and after a bit of confusion why the pedal still felt spongy, i found brake fluid leaking from around the handbrake mechanism area - where the handbrake arm fits to the caliper.

it looks to me like a seal has not been fitted right, but im hoping there is a simpler solution as it took me hours to fit the thing today, and i have sva tomorrow!

also, is there a simple way of fitting the handbrake cable over the arm, or does it just need jiggling and forcing?

thanks gents

Tom

Duff caliper

Fitting the hanbrake cable should be easy if it is fully slack at the cockpit end.

SOUND FAULTY TO ME!
sorry mate

Cheers guys,
not what i wanted to hear, but will try sort it out bright and early tomorrow - my garage will be something like an f1 pit lane tomorrow morning to get the car ready by 11am!

wish me luck...