[Fot] Brake caliper sealing rings

[Geoff Byrne]

Max
On my race TR6 I do not run the dust covers as they go to toast first race . 
never had a problem with leaks but i always clean pistons with brake clean 
and air before pushing back to insert new pads . i have found varying 
quality in the seals and am very particular which seals i use.
Can you give more details of the rings eg material and likely cost
Geoff Byrne
TR6 Racer Down Under


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MadMarx" <tr4racing at googlemail.com>
To: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 6:19 AM
Subject: [Fot] Brake caliper sealing rings


> Hi FOT,
>
> after I got bothered over years by leaking brake seals I started to 
> develop
> rings out of special DOT 3;4;5.1 resistant rubber with extended heat
> resistance.
>
> They are made for racing purpose and surprisingly they also do help 
> against
> pad pushback.
> I have run the sealing rings the whole season and had no leaks and hard as 
> a
> rock brake pedal.
> As the dust cover do get toasted during racing I replaced the dust cover 
> by
> a slotted ring to prevent the enter of dirt into the caliper.
>
> These rings are expensive because of the material they are made from.
>
> I didn't order a run of rings as I have to take the minimum of 240 from 
> the
> manufacturer to get an acceptable price.
>
> If there is interest on your side I would like to know.
>
>
> Cheers
> Chris
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