Mark -
If I recall correctly, you use the round wires to fix the dust boot to
the top of the brake caliper piston where there's a notch to take the
dust boot (on the BJ8s only). it should be a spring wire/circlip of
some sort.
Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:23:46 -0800, Lisa and Mark <bugtop@comcast.net> wrote:
> Alright, I have a caliper repair kit question. I bought a front
> caliper rebuild kit (67 BJ8) which has the seals and the rubber boots,
> but also two round metal wires. What is the wire for? I did not see
> one while disassembling the calipers. Is it to aid in installation of
> the boot onto the piston? Do I need this?
>
> I took the advice of the group and bought new SS pistons (from
> http://www.jfarrellauto.com). On John's site there are CAD drawings of
> the different pistons he makes, and it looked like there were two
> designs for Healey pistons? One with a thin groove for the boot and
> one with a step down groove for the boot. Perhaps the wire is for the
> second one? By the way, the price was good, it came to $102 with
> shipping for four SS pistons.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark Buggy
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