[Healeys] New Brake Calipers For Late BJ8 ?

Graham Wilkie glwilkie1 at bigpond.com
Sat Jun 29 00:54:51 MDT 2013


Hi John,

Thank you; that is sound advice. However, the work and profanities are behind
me now, as I have already replaced the clutch slave cylinder, and flex hose,
and bled the system.

Cheers, Graham Wilkie.
HBJ8 32382


> From: ahbn6 at verizon.net
> To: glwilkie1 at bigpond.com; healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Healeys] New Brake Calipers For Late BJ8 ?
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 08:06:44 -0400
>
> And while you are at it, it would be prudent to install a clutch bleeder
> extension available from Doug Reid.
> http://www.vintage-sportscar-touring.ca/technical/brakelines.html
>
> Will save you a lot of work and profanity.
>
>
> John Sims, BN6
> Aberdeen, NJ
>
> www.healey6.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Graham Wilkie
> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 3:43 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] New Brake Calipers For Late BJ8 ?
>
> Hi Listers,
>
> I have not been on the Healeys Mailing List for a couple of years, due to
> various reasons, and the Healey has sat idle.
>
> I have decided to replace the clutch flex hose and the three brake flex
> hoses (as well as attend to other items) before driving the car again.
While
> contemplating the two front brake hoses, it occurred to me that it would be
> prudent to rebuild the two brake calipers while the front end is up on the
> stands.
>
> However I noticed that Moss Motors are offering new brake calipers for late
> BJ8's (from 26705) for only $87.95 each, on sale.
>
> If anyone has recently purchased a set of these, I would be most grateful
if
> you would share your thoughts and experiences with these new calipers?
>
> (I have checked the archives and a similar question was raised back in
2009,
> but it seems nobody back then had tried these out, as the performance or
> quality was not addressed in the various responses).
>
> Cheers, Graham Wilkie.
> HBJ8L 32382.
> _______________________________________________


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