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mobile mouse

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replacement caliper
« on: 21 May 2020, 12:14:30 am »
Hi,
stripped and cleaning calipers over lockdown... revealed one front caliper with siezed piston and badly rusted pot.
so purchased repacement caliper.  Rear caliper has siezed pad pin!!!!! will not come out allen head rounded now also.


First thing first...


So just recieved an ebay replacement caliper with pads which have loads of brake material left....
Now caliper was wrapped in bubble wrap with pads still fitted.
But caliper was not drained and the whole lot was soaked in brake fluid which had leaked out of banjo bolt.


My question is after cleaning off all the brake fluid with brake cleaner can i use the pads.....
They look to be sintered metal pads and have HH on back.


Can I use them will they have absorbed any brake fluid....
I am assuming it was DOT4. Can i cook them in the oven to dry them out.




Best way to get rear pad pin out....
« Last Edit: 21 May 2020, 03:48:57 pm by mobile mouse »

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Re: replacement caliper
« Reply #1 on: 21 May 2020, 12:06:25 pm »
If the pad/s are/were soaked in fluid no, bin them.  This is typical of a cheap breaker they just cut the line/s instead of undoing and draining them  :rolleyes   
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