On Thu, 4 Jan 1996, Thomas Wannenburg wrote:
> I have been rebuilding my front brake calipers.
> installed them only to find that there is a small recess on the disc side of
> each piston and I should have oriented these correctly. The recesses are so
> shallow that I didn't notice them. Both calipers are back on the car with
>the
> pistons in random orientation. The manuals I have say "note how the recesses
>are
> oriented & place back the same way." Can anyone tell me the purpose of these
> recesses and should I redo the job - if so how are they oriented? Thanks.
I don't kmow the purpose of these recesses, but the manuals I have
show how they should be alligned relative to the caliper. I don't have
my manuals here but I could look it up tonight.
You may be able to turn the pistons in the calipers by gripping the
calipers from the inside so you don't damage the chromed surface.
I think the purpose of the recesses is to push the pads onto the disk
at a slight angle to prevent squealing. Anybody else want to take a
guess?
Dirk (and his MGB with correctly oriented recesses and no squealing)
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