Caliper Seals
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iank
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I'd try calling http://www.brakesint.co.uk/ and/or http://www.biggred.co.uk/
If they can't get them I doubt they're available anywhere.
If they can't get them I doubt they're available anywhere.
Right I'm totally pee'd off now, rebuild the calipers again using new seals again put them back & they are leaking again.
So looking at that website you posted Ian they do remanufacturing so I think I will package them up & send them off. Annoyingly I don't think I will be able to find the old pistons!!!!!! I have another set of seals but think it maight be the same again, must be damaging them as I push piston back in.
Alan...
So looking at that website you posted Ian they do remanufacturing so I think I will package them up & send them off. Annoyingly I don't think I will be able to find the old pistons!!!!!! I have another set of seals but think it maight be the same again, must be damaging them as I push piston back in.
Alan...
Well, before Christmas I sent the calipers off to Big Red being totally fed up with them. Got a call last Friday to say they were ready to be dispatched back to me, forgot my wallet so said I'd ring back Monday. Rang Monday & gave them card details, arrived Tuesday, fitted today, GUESS WHAT!!! the nearside one is leaking. To say I wasn't pleased was an understatement, rang them, full of apologies but that doesn't get me going does it. Anyway packed it up & sent it off they promise to have them back to me by Wednesday next week.
But me being me can't wait that long, last week I bought another 1275 as I was worried about this one, it came with a full subframe including calipers. So went off & fetched them, pistons slid back easily, so fitted them, well to be honest fitted them twice as I first put both on upside down, didn't realise till I tried to bleed them & found the nipple at the bottom AARRRRGH. But the good news is they seem to be a good pair, after much faffing about I still couldn't get a firm pedal. What I have now also realised is the Golf calipers are mounted upside down, they have to be that way to clear the suspension which meant I wasn't getting all the air out of them either. Simple solution with them was to unbolt the caliper, lock off the piston so it couldn't move & then turn it so the bleed was at the top. Did both sides & now have a decent pedal,
Alan...
But me being me can't wait that long, last week I bought another 1275 as I was worried about this one, it came with a full subframe including calipers. So went off & fetched them, pistons slid back easily, so fitted them, well to be honest fitted them twice as I first put both on upside down, didn't realise till I tried to bleed them & found the nipple at the bottom AARRRRGH. But the good news is they seem to be a good pair, after much faffing about I still couldn't get a firm pedal. What I have now also realised is the Golf calipers are mounted upside down, they have to be that way to clear the suspension which meant I wasn't getting all the air out of them either. Simple solution with them was to unbolt the caliper, lock off the piston so it couldn't move & then turn it so the bleed was at the top. Did both sides & now have a decent pedal,
Alan...