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Re: Brake Caliper Conspiracy

To: "Guy D. Huggins" <guy@genfiniti.com>,
Subject: Re: Brake Caliper Conspiracy
From: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:19:29 -0000
Guy Huggins asked:

>And if the experts do have all this super-secret
> skills and knowledge, are they keeping it secret so that we, the laymen,
> will part with out hard-earned dollars, paying them to ply their mystic
> trade on our brake calipers?

No, I doubt they're keeping it secret. Personally, while I'm competent to 
service any component on my Triumph, there are one or two elements I view as 
safety-critical and brake calipers definitely come within that category. 
While they are easy enough to fit with service exchange seals etc, I'd be 
happier to shell out a lot of pounds for a guaranteed component from Girling 
that I know has been crack and pressure tested with all the other cores 
coming in for rebuild. This is what I did when rebuilding the PI and it 
applied to all the hydraulic and steering parts and I was fortunate enough 
to have some NOS stock from Unipart to get the job done.

Jonmac 


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