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Subject:tips and tricks for brake caliper reassembly with rubber dust boot
From:Vision Wizard
Date:Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:19:16 -0400

Greetings, List.
On my 1986 Weekender with Girling front calipers, I've broken two rubber
dust boots (aka dust caps) trying to get the front right caliper's piston
back into the cylinder.
The Bentley says to put the dust boot onto the piston first, and then to
fit the lip of the boot into a groove on the cylinder before pressing the
piston in, but I keep catching an edge of the boot in the process,
resulting in a ripped boot.
So, if anyone who has done this job has any tips, tricks, or pics, please
share.
Thanks.

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