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Re: I Homered my calipers

To: ArthurK101 <ArthurK101@aol.com>
Subject: Re: I Homered my calipers
From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 13:02:07 -0800 (PST)
Cc: chansen@exis.net, Schloss3@aol.com, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net

Art wrote long ago:

> >Moss also states that under no circumstance should the split calipers be
> >disasembled.  Well that has already been done by a previous owner.  Can
> > these calipers be reassembled?  
> 
> Yes, but you will need the rubber gasket which goes between the two halves.
>  According to The Roadster Factory (TRF) Tech Support, it was the
> unavailability of this gasket which caused the caution against disassembly.
>  TRF also says that the gasket and the torque specs for the bolts which hold
> the two halves together are now available (Moss says the torques were not
> published).  TRF rebuilds these calipers so if you call them at their tech

FWIW, my caliper rebuild kits came with this gasket (actually a tiny
o-ring)

I didn't use it, because I didn't seperate the halves.  I will root around
tonight and see if I can find the box, I know I saved 'em... then I can
pass info along...

-Malcolm


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