Very clever!
At 08:56 AM 7/28/2005, triumph_marx@freenet.de wrote:
>Hello@all,
>
>I made a little tool:
>I found a tube about 56mm in diameter, shortend it to 1/2" and
>pushed the tube into the rubber gasket so that only the outside lip
>is on the tube. Now it is easy to fit the inner side of the rubber
>to the caliper. After that just put in the the piston, that is easy
>done by hand. Now remove the tube, push the outer part into the
>groove - that's it.
>
>Done in 5 minutes/rubber.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
>To: <triumph_marx@freenet.de>; <fot@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 12:28 PM
>Subject: RE: Replacing the front brake rubbers
>
>
> > You mean the Caliper rubbers. Close--in fact it wasn't recognizable because
> > it looks like a real word--something to do with capillary action, which is
> > how some people believe TR3 are oiled.
> >
> > There isn't a tool that I know of, you can wet the parts with a bit of
> > silicon brake fluid, but basically it's a fiddly fingers job.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
> > Of triumph_marx@freenet.de
> > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 12:41 AM
> > To: fot@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Replacing the front brake rubbers
> >
> > Sorry if I have used the wrong words.
> >
> > I mean the rubber around the piston of the front brakes of a TR4.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark J. Bradakis" <mjb@autox.team.net>
> > To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 7:36 AM
> > Subject: Re: Replacing the capilar rubbers
> >
> >
> > > Uh, sorry, but what on earth is a 'capilar rubber' ????
> > >
> > > mjb.
uncle jack
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