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Subject:Re: Leaking Caliper
Date:Thu, 6 Apr 95 13:46:05 MST

--David Schwarze said:--
> > 
> > Just found that the right inboard brake piston is leaking
> > around the boot. I just rebuilt these a couple of months
> > ago. Grr. Anyway, I'd like a show of hands from those of
> > you who think a new set of seals will do the trick, and from
> > those pessimists who think a new caliper is in order.
> 
> I priced the rebuild kits recently, they were about $20/side.  Kind of
> expensive, but I don't think the seals are available separately.  If
> they are, I'd like to know about it.
> 
> Oh, I think new seals would do the trick, as long as the pistons are not
> loose in the bores.

That was the answer I was hoping for. let's hope it works.
BTW, I think I paid about $15/set but that was a couple
years ago, and they'd been sitting around (in the box) in 
the garage until I put them in a few months ago...We'll
see...Thanks.

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