Caliper inquiry..

[JP];1531658 said:

yeh, you can do all that.... those are pretty fked!!! even the dust seal is coming out with the piston!!!

I did mine the other week, and changed the discs too

just remember to hold 3 pistons and pop the 4th....

that's how I done mine.... didnt take long to sort all the pistons

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that's a good tip,
Think I am gonna need to borrow me neighbor's compressor

jamesmartin said:

if your pistons are 41mm you need earlier not ones youve highlighted stc1280 they are lager ones for 110s and later 90s,you need 606683,seal kit aeu1547

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Yeah I spoke to the man at brookwells and ordered the 41mm piston kit repair kit. for the earlier calipers.
I got a bit confused, cause I thought I had non 90 front brakes

Station House said:

Entire calipers are cheap enough - are you sure you can be bothered to try and rescue?

I'm running on the c£40 ones from Paddocks - no probs yet with them

Have always thought that I'd be really p*ssed off if I replaced seals ans pistons and they then leaked

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I looked at buying new calipers, but I'd prefer to rebuild these myself.
I love doing stuff like that, I really enjoy it

if usig air to remove pistons dont hold 3 otherwise you will only blow 1 out put a bit of wood a bit thicker than disc in between pistons and blow all four nearly out been stopped from coming out completely with the wood,as info disco and rrc classic share same pistons ,seals etc, is easier after removing pistons to split caliper to clean up and fit new seals and pistons

mmm good tip there jamesmartin!

I've always done it that way, on bikes and everything, and it does take a bit of time, doing 1 by 1....

will try that method next time!

Methinks jamesmartin speaks directly wiff the machine god, as i don't think there is anything landy related he don't know a lot about

Cheers james.

Fancy popping over and doing the job for me? :lol:

Hey JP! I just noticed you have the same air gun as me

Oh and just to the right of that wonderful halfords offer (on the newspaper your using) what does it say??

Looks like jammie scum. er explain plese :lol:

hahahaha.. i actually dont know! sometimes i cant even understand my hand writting!!

the first bit I dont know... Jamie?dont think so.. maybe June?
the second part i think its 5cm... lol cant remember what i wrote there

[JP];1532295 said:

hahahaha.. i actually dont know! sometimes i cant even understand my hand writting!!

the first bit I dont know... Jamie?dont think so.. maybe June?
the second part i think its 5cm... lol cant remember what i wrote there

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Hmp

Fitted all the seals yesterday, which was a surprisingly easy job, but however 2 seals appear to be defective, ie they **** out fluid, I have stripped it all down assuming i had performed and error, bla bla it still leaks
I found one of the old seals fitted that and now we don't have an air leak(from pumping in air to the caliper) on that replaced seal.

So old seal makes a good seal, new seal I kak.
But now I can't get the pistons out of the caliper without damage


AAAARGH, I wanted it back on the road today, but now I have to wait for more seals to turn up
I am so angry I could kick a turnip

Absolutely get your frustration - in the same place myself this weekend - Rear diff flange didn't turn up as expected!

how come you cant blow it out ,i use britpart alot but dont use there or any other pattern brake seals ,unusual for one to leak ,when fitting make sure its in correct by pulling finger from inside bore to out across seal you should feel raised edge and smooth going in from out

jamesmartin said:

how come you cant blow it out ,i use britpart alot but dont use there or any other pattern brake seals ,unusual for one to leak ,when fitting make sure its in correct by pulling finger from inside bore to out across seal you should feel raised edge and smooth going in from out

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I got allmakes seals, but I am regretting it.

I am gonna have another go later am to irritated with it ATM.
Cheers James.
I should just PM you with my LR problems:lol:


Station house shout TURNIPS! it makes you feel better:lol:

Just cut the field on my lawn tractor Vagrent - don't know why, but that and a can of Stella often helps

Discovered why my seals were leaking



As you might be able to see, these 2 seals are uneven. one side is fatter than the other

All makes are fekking ****.

Got some proper jobs on the way, anyone know how long rimmer bros take to deliver bought yesterday?

about three weeks

3.5 efi said:

about three weeks

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Better fekin not be I ticked the box 'fast fekking dispatch'

You better be jokin or I'm gonna kick my dummy up and down the street:lol:

Vagrent said:

Better fekin not be I ticked the box 'fast fekking dispatch'

You better be jokin or I'm gonna kick my dummy up and down the street:lol:

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just kidding mate, haven't a scooby on delivery times.

3.5 efi said:

just kidding mate, haven't a scooby on delivery times.

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:lol:

Because I need them by saturday at the latest, I can imagine that they will turn up next fekking June

I have checked and double checked there is no estimated delivery time, I want Friday, probably be Saturday, will kick off if its next week:lol:

Vagrent said:

:lol:

Because I need them by saturday at the latest, I can imagine that they will turn up next fekking June

I have checked and double checked there is no estimated delivery time, I want Friday, probably be Saturday, will kick off if its next week:lol:

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do you not have a phone? give them a bell and ask you pudding

3.5 efi said:

do you not have a phone? give them a bell and ask you pudding

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Of course I have a phone eefi

I am just being impatient.
Its so frustrating when so called reputable company's sell utter rubbish.

Will phone em tomorrow and hassle em

Hope they get to ya in time dude and if it all gets a little to much shout a few turnips.