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1. calipers (score: 1): Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>; Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:46:58 -0500; I took two pair of calipers apart. All were corroded to some extent. Two look usable, the corrosion is at the very bottom of the cylinder or at the top of the piston. I split the calipers so I could; /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00045.html (7,019 bytes)
2. RE: calipers (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:12:41 +0100; I believe that it is officially "not recommended" to split the calipers, which is why the o-ring between them is not included in the kits. Still, that hasn't stopped a number of Spit owners succcess; /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00048.html (7,383 bytes)
3. Re: calipers (score: 1): Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>; Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 05:58:51 -0400; Shame shame shame! You're not supposed to split the caliper, it's "against the rules". :-) Since it's brake fluid, I don't think it requires a special o-ring. So just find one that fits, soak it in b; /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00049.html (7,008 bytes)
4. RE: calipers (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:31:06 -0400; I split mine without any problems. Sure beat buying new ones and I have never had a problem with leaking after I did it. I re-used the original o-rings. Bob Boehmer 1976 Spitfire 1500; /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00052.html (6,739 bytes)
5. RE: calipers (score: 1): Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>; Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:00:07 -0600 (GMT-06:00); If you don't split the calipers, it's a real b** getting that cylinder hone in there. I have never had one leak when I reassembled it. If it's going to leak, it will be at the piston seal since it is; /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00053.html (7,154 bytes)
6. Re: calipers (score: 1): Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 19:32:52 -0500; To all you caliper splitters, Pegasus auto racing sells the original type seal. Expensive, but I didn't find a good match at the local supply stores. Larry; /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00062.html (6,724 bytes)
7. CALIPERS (score: 1): Author: "Frank Drummond" <frandrum@voicenet.com>; Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 20:03:45 -0400; Hi Listers, I'm about to crack open the brake calipers on my 72 spit to rebuild them as a part of my conversion to DOT 5 fluid. I didn't notice any gasket to be used in the rejoining process. Is ther; /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00340.html (7,172 bytes)
8. Re: CALIPERS (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 17:24:32 -0700; It's adviseable NOT to crack them open at all. There is a small o-ring washer inside that there is no ready replacement for and disassembling the calipers is not something that anyone recommends for; /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00342.html (8,466 bytes)
9. Re: CALIPERS (score: 1): Author: "T. .R. Dafforn" <td214@cam.ac.uk>; Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 11:03:55 +0100; Hi Frank, People on the list have done this, but as Jeff said, the O rings arn't sold by the usual suspects. However you can get some from engineering specialists, but matching the original spec is t; /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00358.html (8,651 bytes)
10. Re: CALIPERS (score: 1): Author: "Robert Van Kirk" <racerbob@hotmail.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 21:43:48 +0000; "O" rings are available for the calipers used on the MG Midgets from the usual places and I suspect they are the same as used on the Spitfire brakes, also the Midget Manuels list the torque value at; /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00364.html (9,125 bytes)
11. RE: CALIPERS (score: 1): Author: "Bowen, Patrick" <pbowen@intellinetics.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 08:17:40 -0400; In my humble opinion general o rings of approximate size from the local auto store will work fine. The difference between the originals and these is that the originals were square in profile, and the; /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00376.html (7,721 bytes)
12. Re: CALIPERS (score: 1): Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:01:33 -0400; I split mine because of a very badly siezed pair of pistons, and just re-used the 'o' ring when I reassembled them - this is about 15,000 miles ago. As for torque, I just tightened them up to "Ungh".; /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00394.html (9,360 bytes)
13. Re: CALIPERS (score: 1): Author: BrYarboro@aol.com; Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 19:26:42 EDT; Hi all! I too had three out of four pistons frozen and the only route was to crack the calipers. It was no problem to break them apart and put them together again, with no problems seen so far. Howev; /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00395.html (7,345 bytes)

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