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Brake caliper piston seal 200 1986

posted by mmaldin on Thu Mar 2 03:45 CST 2006
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While replacing my front brakes last weekend, I noticed that one of the caliper piston seals was torn. It pushed back in freely and the brakes operate well, so I do not believe that it is stuck or hanging up from dirt. I want to replace that seal without rebuilding or replacing the calipers. I have ordered a rebuilding kit with the intention of just replacing these outer rubber seals. Is this a good plan?
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Michael
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86 240 252K miles, original owner, Boulder,CO.

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Brake caliper piston seal 200 1986

posted by Herb Goltz on Thu Mar 2 06:17 CST 2006
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Hello:

This approach has worked for me-- I had a seal that was messed up but the caliper was still functioning well. A local rebuilder gave me the seals, which I installed after careful cleaning with brake cleaner, lubricating the seal with brake fluid. Afterwards I smeared the seal faces with Sylglide. That was about 2 years ago-- so far, so good.

The other approach is to look for a good clean caliper at your Pick-n-pull-- probably cheaper than a seal kit.

Good luck!
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Herb Goltz, Aurora, Ontario, Canada '92 245 w/130K mi, '92 945T w/200K mi

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