[Healeys] Splitting Brake Calipers

[BJ8 Healeys]

No.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA

---- "R. Price Lindsay" <price at advocateadvisors.com> wrote: 
> Would the change in fluids to Dot 5 require a change in O rings?
> 
> Price Lindsay
> 67 BJ 8
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces+price=advocateadvisors.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces+price=advocateadvisors.com at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Editorgary at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 2:43 PM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Splitting Brake Calipers
> 
> Before you split the calipers, make sure that you have in hand the
> o-rings
> that will have to be replaced in the calipers (that's the one and only
> reason to
> split the calipers, anyhow. The issue is that these o-rings are not
> round in
> cross section, but square -- more like a faucet washer than an o-ring --
> and
> to my knowledge the only place you can find them is a Healey supplier
> (Healey
> Surgeons, British Car Speciatists, e.g.)
> On the other hand, as everyone notes, it is seldom necessary to split
> the
> caliper unless it actually is leaking, indicating a faulty o-ring/seal.
> 
> Cheers
> gary
> 
> 
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