Hi Bert,
I'll tackle the Caliper question, leaving the Apple sore point to others!!
Yes, the original pistons had that relief, but the literature says the
center of the of the relief portion should be oriented to the bleeder screw,
not centered at the bottom. Because I do a lot of these for Morrises, I
orient these to the plug as the Morris runs the calipers "backwards" as they
are mounted in front of the spindle. Gotta keep the bleeder at the top as
"air don't sink!"
All the new pistons I get do NOT have the relief cut on them. I've used a
lot of them and have had no problems with noise or any issue at all with
them. The black platings isn't as pretty as chrome!!
Best, Paul A
----- Original Message -----
From "Bert Shirey" <bertshirey at zoominternet.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 6:48 AM
Subject: Master Cylinder and Caliper Rebuild ?
> Hey, Guys,
> Caliper Pistons. The rims of stock caliper pistons have a relieved
> portion, about 1/64", about a third if the circumference, that is supposed
to
> be at the bottom when the pads are installed. The White Post pistons do
not
> have this relief. Again, they say their pistons are correct, this is the
first
> such complaint, and and the relief area doesn`t matter.
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