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Needto have my 72 caliper rebuilt(major leak in one of them) Recommendations on best place to get them? O'ring better then original design?
Thanks, Doug
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I pulled this thread from the Archives. I think it will help you out.
I am rebuilding mine with an o-ring kit this weekend. I got the kit from Corvette Stainless Steel Brakes. The sell on e-bay at 24 bucks a wheel. Just have to be certain that you have stainless steel sleeves. If you have a bad caliper, most parts stores have rebuilt SS calipers in stock. They are not too expensive, I bought all four last year. They charge a core, refundable when you give them the ones off your car. That is unless you want to keep them. I am replacing the rotors with new ones. I have all the gages to check runout and will use washers to parallel the rotor to the spindle. I plan to photo this rebuild and post it as a shark byte when I get finished. In the mean time, here is a link to a site that shows the basics of rebuilding the calipers.
How To Install Caliper Orings
I am rebuilding mine with an o-ring kit this weekend. I got the kit from Corvette Stainless Steel Brakes. The sell on e-bay at 24 bucks a wheel. Just have to be certain that you have stainless steel sleeves. If you have a bad caliper, most parts stores have rebuilt SS calipers in stock. They are not too expensive, I bought all four last year. They charge a core, refundable when you give them the ones off your car. That is unless you want to keep them. I am replacing the rotors with new ones. I have all the gages to check runout and will use washers to parallel the rotor to the spindle. I plan to photo this rebuild and post it as a shark byte when I get finished. In the mean time, here is a link to a site that shows the basics of rebuilding the calipers.
How To Install Caliper Orings
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Doug,
I sent all 4 of mine to Lone Star Calipers (903-829-8400). They were sleeved & ringed for $69 with a quick turn around.
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