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Re: Brake caliper repair kit

To: Phil Profili <pprofili@hercii.mar.lmco.com>
Subject: Re: Brake caliper repair kit
From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:44:16 -0400
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: BRIT Inc.
References: <"199804151250.IAA20653"@hercii200>
Reply-to: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Phil Profili wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have any good hints on fitting the brake caliper repair kit -
> specifically the dust excluder retainer?
> 
> I haven't yet removed the old ones - I gave it a half hearted try with a
> screwdriver, but they didn't appear to want to come out very easily - so I
> suspect that putting the new ones in straight will turn out to be a bit of a
> bugger without a nice tool of some sort.

  I had no problems. If you are sure the new one is identical to
the old one, cut it off. The rubber in it is less supple than the
one you are putting on because of age.

-- 
Trevor Boicey, Ottawa, Canada.
tboicey@brit.ca, http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
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