givemethebighammer
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| posted on 14/4/03 at 07:57 PM |
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Brake calipers and master cylinder repair or exchange ?
What do the rest you you people do, buy repair kits for brake parts (as I always used to) or just exchange your filthy old calipers and master
cylinders for nice clean exchange reconditioned units ?
Cost is the issue here, exchange caliper = £33, repair kit is £10. I changed the seals in umpteen mini wheel cylinders ten or so years ago and had no
problems.
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eddymcclements
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| posted on 15/4/03 at 08:29 AM |
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I exchanged one rear caliper (Sierra) and kept the other as the donor had only just had a new one fitted before its owner stuck it in a ditch last
winter, but I rebuilt both fronts with a 10 quid rebuild kit.
You pays yer money...etc etc.
Eddy
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 15/4/03 at 06:01 PM |
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When you rebuilt the rear sierra caliper did you have the special tool (Ford Tool No. 12 007) detailed in the haynes manual to compress the adjust
spring ?
I think I will probably use repair kits throughout. Not had problems in the past with this method on both cars and motorbikes. I guess the exchange
units are only cleaned, refurbed old calipers anyway ? That is unless anyone wants to add any horror stories ...
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 15/4/03 at 07:50 PM |
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Master Cyls
Don't EVER try to re-work the modern (e.g. Sierra) mcyl. You'll never be able to replicate the factory tolerances on re-assembly. Buy new,
or factory rebuilt.
Alternatively, I just happen to have a spare Sierra mcyl. If you're going to Stoneleigh, I'll bring it along.
Dick
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 15/4/03 at 09:09 PM |
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does that go for calipers as well ?
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 15/4/03 at 10:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by givemethebighammer
does that go for calipers as well ?
Calipers are remanufactured on an exchange basis to as new spec, so if youve got a suspect caliper for my money its not worth trying to fit new
seals.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 16/4/03 at 09:15 PM |
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Calipers
quote:
Originally posted by givemethebighammer
does that go for calipers as well ?
Not necessarily. If you have the workshop facilities to remove the old pistons cleanly, and a suitable cleaning/degreasing rig, you could do it. I
fully re-worked my calipers in the caliper development shop (we used to make the bl**dy things!!).
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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