Caliper rebuild kit 3.0 n/a

[Guest loughman]

Hi folks

 

I bought a caliper rebuild kit for front calipers, twin piston type. Kit consists of pistons, seal, dust boot and retaining/split ring. I have rebuilt calipers in the past on other cars. However those kits never contained the retaining ring. Can anyone give any advice as to where this retaining ring goes and what is the best way to install it. Any other advice re caliper rebuild would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Al Massey]

The retaining ring goes on after the piston boot.

Place as close to the bottom as possible

[Kendo11]

The retaining ring goes on after the piston boot.

Place as close to the bottom as possible

That. And it's bloody fiddly.

 

 

[Guest loughman]

The retaining ring goes on after the piston boot.

Place as close to the bottom as possible

 

Thanks for the advice. Should the ring end up encased within the boot or remaining on the outsode of it?

[Scooter]

When you say twin piston type, do you mean the front has 4 or 2 Pistons in total? If 4 they go outside, if 2 they go in a recess and you can't see them after putting them in.

[Guest loughman]

When you say twin piston type, do you mean the front has 4 or 2 Pistons in total? If 4 they go outside, if 2 they go in a recess and you can't see them after putting them in.

 

Yeah two piston type. Am i better to put the ring into the recess before putting the boot on the piston or do i put the boot on the piston and push into caliper and then fit the ring at the very last?

 

Thanks for the advice and thanks in advance.

[Scooter]

Ah these are fiddly, you need to put the piston right down/in, then the new boot rest it on top, then the metal ring you need to sort of lift one end up and one down and feed the lower end into rubber gap and push it down into the groove (it'll disappear into the rubber) then try and work the rest down and in all the way round. It WILL pop out a few times and you'll curse but you'll get there. I'll try and find a thread that shows it.

[Kendo11]

Yeah two piston type. Am i better to put the ring into the recess before putting the boot on the piston or do i put the boot on the piston and push into caliper and then fit the ring at the very last?

 

Thanks for the advice and thanks in advance.

Boot and then ring, or both at the same time.

 

The ring actually holds the boot in place, there's a little recess in the caliper it sits in.

 

Then piston into the boot, bit of pulling and stretching involved so don't tear it.

 

 

[Scooter]

This should help.

 

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?107717-Refurbing-J-Spec-Brakes&highlight=Caliper

[Guest loughman]

This should help.

 

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?107717-Refurbing-J-Spec-Brakes&highlight=Caliper

 

Thanks lads. Ya's are gentlemen.