--David Schwarze said:-- > > > > Just found that the right inboard brake piston is leaking > > around the boot. I just rebuilt these a couple of months > > ago. Grr. Anyway, I'd like a show of hands from those of > > you who think a new set of seals will do the trick, and from > > those pessimists who think a new caliper is in order. > > I priced the rebuild kits recently, they were about $20/side. Kind of > expensive, but I don't think the seals are available separately. If > they are, I'd like to know about it. > > Oh, I think new seals would do the trick, as long as the pistons are not > loose in the bores. That was the answer I was hoping for. let's hope it works. BTW, I think I paid about $15/set but that was a couple years ago, and they'd been sitting around (in the box) in the garage until I put them in a few months ago...We'll see...Thanks. -- Todd R. Schroeder | Without vision, a people perish. todds@sunnet.chotel.com | Proverbs xxix:18
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