[Fot] Brake caliper sealing rings

[n197tr4 at cs.com]

 Chris,

based on our history and the history of others, it seems like  there may be a
larger market than the racing community.

count us in for a set of seals. we HAVE had a few leakers over the years.

people are getting very tired of sub standard materials.

thanks Chris.

Joe








-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Byrne <gkbyrne at optushome.com.au>
To: MadMarx <tr4racing at googlemail.com>; fot at autox.team.net
Sent: Mon, Oct 18, 2010 5:53 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] Brake caliper sealing rings


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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