Well, it's not necessarily a wise thing just because I did it, but I've
taken them apart a lot of times and never had a problem. It's not like they
are some kind of delicate aluminum casting. They are the same weight as a
manhole cover, and probably cast at the same time as a carload of London's
finest sewer lids. No clue on torque--probably like the Rolls service manual
says--a reasonable man with a short wrench.
Not to wander off topic, but a guy I knew used manhole covers as raw
material for making disk rotors for motorcycles. He made disks of great
beauty from them, and one manhole cover equaled one disk and a lot of waste.
They didn't warp, even after super extreme heat cycles. Full floating rotors
with aluminum hubs. Gorgeous.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Allen Washatko
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:13 PM
To: Friends of Triumph
Subject: [FOT] Brake Calipers
Greetings Fot,
Am considering splitting my stock brake calipers on my TR-6 race car to
replace the "O" rings. I really cooked them last summer during a major brake
failure and one seems to be leaking. I have heard in the past that you
should never take apart brake calipers as they will never be the same once
they are re-assembled. Is there any truth to this? Should I just get ahold
of a used pair and rebuild them? The other question is
- what should I torque the bolts to if/when I reassemble? The shop manual
doesn't show a spec for re-torquing the caliper bolts. Anyone had any
experience with this issue?
Allen
Jody & Allen Washatko
N65 W5567 Columbia Road
Cedarburg, WI. 53012
tel. (262) 375-6888
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