{"id":286,"date":"2021-03-19T18:05:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T18:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/?p=286"},"modified":"2022-01-08T13:14:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T13:14:09","slug":"reassembling-the-brake-caliper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/03\/19\/reassembling-the-brake-caliper\/","title":{"rendered":"Reassembling the brake caliper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;Lubricate the inside surface of the caliper with fresh brake fluid and install the pistons. These should slide in with ease.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s the best description I could find. Mr. Haynes just states, &#8220;Replace the seals as a matter of course&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So with some trepidation, I headed out to the garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2387-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2387-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"309\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2387-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/img_2387\/\" class=\"wp-image-309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2387-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2387-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was a little bamboozled by the inclusion of 3 seals in the kit, but a comparison with the old seals allowed me to select the correct 2, being nearest in size.<br>Dipping the seals in Dot4 did indeed allow them to slip smoothly into place.<br>The piston though was another matter.<br>Maybe its just my 60 year old thumbs and fingers not having enough strength, but it would not descend deeper than the first oil seal ring.<br>Application of some mechanical help in the form of a G-clamp eventually made the difference, and in she went!<br>In retrospect, this was exactly the wrong thing to do. A brake caliper piston does not need aid from a G-clamp to be fitted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2386-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2386-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"311\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2386-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/img_2386\/\" class=\"wp-image-311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2386-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2386-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2388-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"315\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2388-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/img_2388\/\" class=\"wp-image-315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2388-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2388-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2390-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2390-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"316\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2390-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/img_2390-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2390-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2390-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2391-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2391-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"298\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2391-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/img_2391\/\" class=\"wp-image-298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2391-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2391-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2392-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2392-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"299\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2392-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/img_2392\/\" class=\"wp-image-299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2392-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2392-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2393-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2393-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"300\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2393-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/img_2393\/\" class=\"wp-image-300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2393-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2393-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">I can see *now* that this is going in cocked!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Application of some masking tape meant that the caliper was ready for a few coats of VHT paint.<br>The big lump of masking tape around the bolt is to protect the washer seat where the banjo bolt will attach.<br>The bleed nipple hole is protected with an old plug from a battery.  <br>you can see I didn&#8217;t manage to remove all of the old paint.<br>We will see what the new paint looks like when laid on top, but it&#8217;s possible i&#8217;ll be doing this again, with more attention to detail for the cosmetic build next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2394-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2394-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"301\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2394-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/img_2394\/\" class=\"wp-image-301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2394-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2394-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2395-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2395-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"302\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2395-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/img_2395\/\" class=\"wp-image-302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2395-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2395-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"303\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/img_2396\/\" class=\"wp-image-303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2396-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New paint. Looks OK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2417-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2417-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"328\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2417-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/img_2417\/\" class=\"wp-image-328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2417-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2417-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2385-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2385-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"310\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2385-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/img_2385\/\" class=\"wp-image-310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2385-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2385-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Lubricate the inside surface of the caliper with fresh brake fluid and install the pistons. 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