Re: Help needed: REBUILDING those KH calipers

["RoccoPhil" <roccophil@mindspring.com>]

Interesting.  We tried that at the end before I had to head back to VA, so
didn't get too long to mess with it.  The biggest problem we had with that
was that the seal would only balloon out about 2/3 of the way around and we
weren't having much success getting the rest of the seal out with different
objects.  But I can see where this is the way to go.

-Phil



> Install the seal into the caliper...   it helps to have the caliper held
in
> a vise.  Hold the piston against the seal, and then use an air hose to
blow
> into the brake line hole.  This will cause the seal to balloon out over
the
> piston
>
> Hope this helps
>
> John
>
> lotsa stuff
> http://www.prod.net/jvanvuren
>
>
> >I've got the piston out and cleaned, as well as the caliper housing
itself.
> >I've installed the ring seal in the caliper housing (all lubricated, of
> >course).  Problem is, I can't recall if I should
> >
> >A).  put the dust seal on the piston first and try to install the piston,
> or
> >B.)  install the dust seal in the caliper and try to install the piston
> >through the seal.
> >
> >For some reason I recall that I had put the seal ON the piston, then
> >installed the piston.  That leaves you with the task of getting the outer
> >lip of the dust seal to recess into the caliper housing while the piston
is
> >in the bore.  HOW do you do that?  I know I got it done before (that is,
> >before I became old and senile).
> >
> >Anyone??  I've got to get it done this coming weekend.
> >
> >-Phil
> >
> >PS> Sheared one dust boot to hell by trying option B above.  That strikes
> me
> >that it is NOT the way to do it.
> >
> >
> >
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