[Healeys] BJ8 brake caliper question

[Tom Felts]

Parts came in on time and brake system is back together--all are working beautifulle.  Good to have safe reliable brakes again.

There is a lesson here though--------you simply can't just let the brake sustem go on and on and on----you need to have the system services on some frequency.  This I will do in the future.

Thanks to all for all your helpful comments.

tom

---- Tom Felts <tomfelts at windstream.net> wrote: 

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Thanks Peter----it was definitely the pistons-------corrosion problem----had to blow one out this AM with a high pressure air hose.  Pretty messy in there?  Still waiting for my O/N parts and then remount and hopefully have it ready for the PVGP this weekend.

Tom
---- Peter Caldwell <peter at nosimport.com> wrote: 

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Tom,  Replace the hoses as they could be the actual cause, unless you 
are certain they are new.
         Peter C
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At 05:04 PM 7/17/2013, Tom Felts wrote:
>Had my right caliper pistons seize today causing one HOT set of 
>brake pads and roter.  Pulled them and removed pistons----very dirty 
>as I suspected.  The piston cavities need a good cleaning.
>
>What do you use to make sure this surface is clean and shiny before 
>you replace the new pistons?  Don't want to sand blast---tried a 
>real fine steel wool, but can't get it as clean as I want.
>
>Thanks
>tom
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