09-12-2007, 12:21 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hungary
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Originally Posted by Paolobuchberger
Hello guys,
Just thought I'd join this thread with a question of my own. I'm attempting to fix a leak on my left hand caliper (inboard 1980 sprint). Finally got it off (why are those rigid lines so hard to get off!). The caliper is dis assembled and cleaned. However the one thing we could not get off was the adjusting nut for the inner pad, on top of the calliper. The clip which seems to hold it on is not a normal clip. It does not seem to be designed to be taken off. Does anybody know if this is normal or wether it is a potential spot for the leak? All the seals we have removed really don't look damaged (will replace them off course).
cheers
Paolo
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 .On one of my calipers in trying to remove it I damaged so much the end of the circlip that could only be removed by drilling a small hole from the outside of the shaft in the level of the circlip and pushing the end of the circlip in with a very small rod.. If you remove them its wise to replace them with normal small internal circlips like this:
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Under the circlip you will find a washer and a small rubber seal ring.It can leak there but if it leaks there then the internal seal on the pistons shaft is shot too.Most of the time it leaks here not breakfluid to the outside but water to the inside and rusts the calipers internal mechanism....
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